zwijmen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch swimen.

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzʋɛi̯mə(n)/
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Hyphenation: zwij‧men
Rhymes: -ɛi̯mən

Verb

zwijmen

(intransitive) to faint, to swoon
(intransitive) to lose strength, to collapse

Inflection

Inflection of zwijmen (weak)
infinitive	zwijmen
past singular	zwijmde
past participle	gezwijmd
infinitive	zwijmen
gerund	zwijmen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	zwijm	zwijmde
2nd person sing. (jij)	zwijmt	zwijmde
2nd person sing. (u)	zwijmt	zwijmde
2nd person sing. (gij)	zwijmt	zwijmde
3rd person singular	zwijmt	zwijmde
plural	zwijmen	zwijmden

subjunctive sing.¹	zwijme	zwijmde
subjunctive plur.¹	zwijmen	zwijmden

imperative sing.	zwijm
imperative plur.¹	zwijmt

participles	zwijmend	gezwijmd
¹⁾ Archaic.

Synonyms

(faint): bezwijmen
(collapse): bezwijken

Derived terms

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