besluipen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch beslupen. Equivalent to be- + sluipen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈslœy̯pə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧slui‧pen
  • Rhymes: -œy̯pən

Verb

besluipen

  1. (transitive) to sneak up on, stalk, to approach using stealth
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to bother constantly, to harass

Inflection

Inflection of besluipen (strong class 2, prefixed)
infinitive besluipen
past singular besloop
past participle beslopen
infinitive besluipen
gerund besluipen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular besluipbesloop
2nd person sing. (jij) besluiptbesloop
2nd person sing. (u) besluiptbesloop
2nd person sing. (gij) besluiptbesloopt
3rd person singular besluiptbesloop
plural besluipenbeslopen
subjunctive sing.1 besluipebeslope
subjunctive plur.1 besluipenbeslopen
imperative sing. besluip
imperative plur.1 besluipt
participles besluipendbeslopen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

  • besluiping
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