zeven

Dutch

Etymology 1

Dutch cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : zeven
    Ordinal : zevende

From Middle Dutch sēven, from Old Dutch sivun, sivon, from Proto-Germanic *sebun, from earlier *sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥, with -t added through influence of "nine" and "ten".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzeː.və(n)/, /ˈzøː.və(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -eːvən

Numeral

zeven

  1. seven

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch sēven. Equivalent to zeef + -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzeː.və(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -eːvən

Verb

zeven

  1. to sift, sieve, strain
    Synonyms: ziften, filtreren
Inflection
Inflection of zeven (weak)
infinitive zeven
past singular zeefde
past participle gezeefd
infinitive zeven
gerund zeven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular zeefzeefde
2nd person sing. (jij) zeeftzeefde
2nd person sing. (u) zeeftzeefde
2nd person sing. (gij) zeeftzeefde
3rd person singular zeeftzeefde
plural zevenzeefden
subjunctive sing.1 zevezeefde
subjunctive plur.1 zevenzeefden
imperative sing. zeef
imperative plur.1 zeeft
participles zevendgezeefd
1) Archaic.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzeː.və(n)/
  • (file)
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  • Rhymes: -eːvən

Noun

zeven

  1. Plural form of zeef
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