"vreten" meaning in Dutch

See vreten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvreːtə(n)/ Audio: Nl-vreten.ogg Forms: fretten [alternative]
Rhymes: -eːtən Etymology: Gerund of the verb vreten, by analogy with eten. Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-|-}} vreten n (uncountable)
  1. (slang) food Tags: neuter, slang, uncountable Synonyms: eten, fret [Brabantian]
    Sense id: en-vreten-nl-noun-wfAmWC~m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈvreːtə(n)/ Audio: Nl-vreten.ogg
Rhymes: -eːtən Etymology: From Middle Dutch vrēten, from Old Dutch *fretan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraetan, from Proto-Germanic *fraetaną. Corresponds to ver- + eten and thus represents a doublet of vereten. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|vrēten}} Middle Dutch vrēten, {{inh|nl|odt|*fretan}} Old Dutch *fretan, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*fraetan}} Proto-West Germanic *fraetan, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*fraetaną}} Proto-Germanic *fraetaną, {{prefix|nl|ver|eten|nocat=1}} ver- + eten, {{doublet|nl|vereten|nocap=1}} doublet of vereten Head templates: {{nl-verb}} vreten Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-st|vreet|vrat|vreten|vrete|vrate|class=5}} Forms: strong [table-tags], vreten [infinitive], vreten [gerund, neuter], vreet [first-person, present, singular], vrat [first-person, past, singular], vreet [present, second-person, singular], vrat [past, second-person, singular], vreet [formal, present, second-person, singular], vrat [formal, past, second-person, singular], vreet [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], vreet [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], vrat [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], vrat [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], vreet [present, singular, third-person], vrat [past, singular, third-person], vreten [plural, present], vraten [past, plural], vrete [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], vrate [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], vreten [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], vraten [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], vreet [imperative, present, singular], vreet [archaic, imperative, plural, present], vretend [participle, present], gevreten [participle, past], fretten [alternative]
  1. (transitive) to eat savagely, stuff, hog, wolf Tags: transitive Synonyms: eten, kanen, fretten Derived forms: aanvreten, kettervreter, opvreten, vreetkeet, vreetzak, vreter Related terms: vraat
    Sense id: en-vreten-nl-verb-w5SO6nCk Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      "text": "Afrikaans: vreet"
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      "text": "Petjo: freten, vreten"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "gevreten",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "word": "aanvreten"
        },
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        "to eat savagely, stuff, hog, wolf"
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          "eat",
          "eat"
        ],
        [
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          "savagely"
        ],
        [
          "stuff",
          "stuff"
        ],
        [
          "hog",
          "hog"
        ],
        [
          "wolf",
          "wolf"
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        "(transitive) to eat savagely, stuff, hog, wolf"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "vraat"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "eten"
        },
        {
          "word": "kanen"
        },
        {
          "word": "fretten"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈvreːtə(n)/"
    },
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    {
      "rhymes": "-eːtən"
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    {
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    },
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        "class": "5"
      },
      "name": "nl-conj-st"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "vraat"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to eat savagely, stuff, hog, wolf"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "eat",
          "eat"
        ],
        [
          "savagely",
          "savagely"
        ],
        [
          "stuff",
          "stuff"
        ],
        [
          "hog",
          "hog"
        ],
        [
          "wolf",
          "wolf"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to eat savagely, stuff, hog, wolf"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "eten"
        },
        {
          "word": "kanen"
        },
        {
          "word": "fretten"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvreːtə(n)/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-vreten.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0d/Nl-vreten.ogg/Nl-vreten.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Nl-vreten.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːtən"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vreten"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch neuter nouns",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/eːtən"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "Gerund of the verb vreten, by analogy with eten.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fretten",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "vreten n (uncountable)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "vre‧ten"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "food"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "food",
          "food"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) food"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvreːtə(n)/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-vreten.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0d/Nl-vreten.ogg/Nl-vreten.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Nl-vreten.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːtən"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "eten"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Brabantian"
      ],
      "word": "fret"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vreten"
}

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