tranen

See also: tränen and Tränen

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtraː.nə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -aːnən
  • Hyphenation: tra‧nen

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch trânen. Equivalent to traan +‎ -en.

Verb

tranen

  1. (intransitive) to tear, to shed tears
    Haar ogen traanden, omdat er een vliegje in gevlogen was.
    Her eyes teared because a fly had flown into them.
Inflection
Inflection of tranen (weak)
infinitive tranen
past singular traande
past participle getraand
infinitive tranen
gerund tranen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular traantraande
2nd person sing. (jij) traanttraande
2nd person sing. (u) traanttraande
2nd person sing. (gij) traanttraande
3rd person singular traanttraande
plural tranentraanden
subjunctive sing.1 tranetraande
subjunctive plur.1 tranentraanden
imperative sing. traan
imperative plur.1 traant
participles tranendgetraand
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

tranen

  1. Plural form of traan

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From trâen +‎ -en.

Verb

trânen

  1. to tear, to shed tears
  2. to be/become moist
  3. to drip, to leak

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: tranen
  • Limburgish: traone

Further reading
  • “tranen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “tranen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

tranen m or f

  1. definite masculine plural of trane
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