"wenen" meaning in Dutch

See wenen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈʋeːnə(n)/, [ˈʋeɪ̯nə(n)] [Netherlands], [ˈβ̞eːnə(n)] [Belgium] Audio: Nl-wenen.ogg
Rhymes: -eːnən Etymology: From Middle Dutch wênen, from Old Dutch wēnon, from Proto-Germanic *wainōną. Cognate to German weinen. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|wênen}} Middle Dutch wênen, {{inh|nl|odt|wēnon}} Old Dutch wēnon, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*wainōną}} Proto-Germanic *wainōną, {{cog|de|weinen}} German weinen Head templates: {{nl-verb}} wenen Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-wk|ween|wene}} Forms: weak [table-tags], wenen [infinitive], wenen [gerund, neuter], ween [first-person, present, singular], weende [first-person, past, singular], weent [present, second-person, singular], ween [present, second-person, singular], weende [past, second-person, singular], weent [formal, present, second-person, singular], weende [formal, past, second-person, singular], weent [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], weent [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], weende [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], weende [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], weent [present, singular, third-person], weende [past, singular, third-person], wenen [plural, present], weenden [past, plural], wene [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], weende [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], wenen [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], weenden [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], ween [imperative, present, singular], weent [archaic, imperative, plural, present], wenend [participle, present], geweend [participle, past]
  1. (intransitive, formal) to cry, weep, shed tears Tags: formal, intransitive Synonyms: huilen, janken, schreien Derived forms: bewenen, wener, wenerig, geween

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
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        "2": "weinen"
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      "expansion": "German weinen",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "ween",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "present",
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    },
    {
      "form": "weende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "source": "w"
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          "name": "Human behaviour",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "name": "Sadness",
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        },
        {
          "word": "wener"
        },
        {
          "word": "wenerig"
        },
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        }
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          "weep"
        ]
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        "(intransitive, formal) to cry, weep, shed tears"
      ],
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          "word": "huilen"
        },
        {
          "word": "janken"
        },
        {
          "word": "schreien"
        }
      ],
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        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋeːnə(n)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʋeɪ̯nə(n)]",
      "tags": [
        "Netherlands"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈβ̞eːnə(n)]",
      "tags": [
        "Belgium"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːnən"
    },
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      "homophone": "Wenen"
    }
  ],
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}
{
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    {
      "word": "bewenen"
    },
    {
      "word": "wener"
    },
    {
      "word": "wenerig"
    },
    {
      "word": "geween"
    }
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
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      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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        "archaic",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wenend",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "Dutch intransitive verbs",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
        "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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      ],
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          "word": "huilen"
        },
        {
          "word": "janken"
        },
        {
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      ],
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    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋeːnə(n)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʋeɪ̯nə(n)]",
      "tags": [
        "Netherlands"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈβ̞eːnə(n)]",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːnən"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Wenen"
    }
  ],
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}

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