werpen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch werpen, from Old Dutch werpan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛrpə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: wer‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɛrpən

Verb

werpen

  1. (transitive) to throw
  2. (transitive, of animals) to give birth

Inflection
Inflection of werpen (strong class 3+7)
infinitive werpen
past singular wierp
past participle geworpen
infinitive werpen
gerund werpen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular werpwierp
2nd person sing. (jij) werptwierp
2nd person sing. (u) werptwierp
2nd person sing. (gij) werptwierpt
3rd person singular werptwierp
plural werpenwierpen
subjunctive sing.1 werpewierpe
subjunctive plur.1 werpenwierpen
imperative sing. werp
imperative plur.1 werpt
participles werpendgeworpen
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch werpan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.

Verb

werpen

  1. to throw
  2. to cast off, to lose
  3. to give birth (of animals)
  4. to damage, to hurt by throwing something (such as stones)
  5. to stone, to kill by throwing something (such as stones)

Inflection
Strong class 3
Infinitive werpen
3rd sg. past warp
3rd pl. past worpen
Past participle geworpen
Infinitive werpen
In genitive werpens
In dative werpene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular werpe warp
2nd singular werps, werpes worps, worpes
3rd singular werpt, werpet warp
1st plural werpen worpen
2nd plural werpt, werpet worpt, worpet
3rd plural werpen worpen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular werpe worpe
2nd singular werps, werpes worpes
3rd singular werpe worpe
1st plural werpen worpen
2nd plural werpt, werpet worpet
3rd plural werpen worpen
Imperative Present
Singular werp, werpe
Plural werpt, werpet
Present Past
Participle werpende geworpen

Descendants
  • Dutch: werpen
  • Limburgish: wèrpe

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