dingen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɪŋə(n)/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɪŋən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch dingen (“to convene, to plead”), from Old Dutch *thingon, from Proto-Germanic *þingōną. The verb was originally weak, but became strong by analogy with other verbs.
Inflection
Inflection of dingen (strong class 3) | ||||
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infinitive | dingen | |||
past singular | dong | |||
past participle | gedongen | |||
infinitive | dingen | |||
gerund | dingen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | ding | dong | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | dingt | dong | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | dingt | dong | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | dingt | dongt | ||
3rd person singular | dingt | dong | ||
plural | dingen | dongen | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | dinge | donge | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | dingen | dongen | ||
imperative sing. | ding | |||
imperative plur.1 | dingt | |||
participles | dingend | gedongen | ||
1) Archaic. |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German dingen, from Old High German dingōn, from Proto-Germanic *þingōną. Originally a weak verb, which developed secondary strong forms; a process that seems to have begun in the Middle Low German cognate. Compare Dutch dingen (strong).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɪŋən/, [ˈdɪŋən], [ˈdɪŋŋ̩]
Audio (file)
Verb
dingen (strong, third-person singular simple present dingt, past tense dingte or rarely dang, past participle gedungen, auxiliary haben)
Usage notes
- The commonest form is the past participle gedungen, chiefly as an adjective. For example: ein gedungener Mörder (“a hired murderer”).
Derived terms
- ausbedingen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *thingon, from Proto-Germanic *þingōną. Equivalent to dinc + -en.
Verb
dingen
Inflection
Weak | ||
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Infinitive | dingen | |
3rd sg. past | — | |
3rd pl. past | — | |
Past participle | — | |
Infinitive | dingen | |
In genitive | dingens | |
In dative | dingene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | dinge | — |
2nd singular | dincs, dinges | — |
3rd singular | dinct, dinget | — |
1st plural | dingen | — |
2nd plural | dinct, dinget | — |
3rd plural | dingen | — |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | dinge | — |
2nd singular | dincs, dinges | — |
3rd singular | dinge | — |
1st plural | dingen | — |
2nd plural | dinct, dinget | — |
3rd plural | dingen | — |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | dinc, dinge | |
Plural | dinct, dinget | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | dingende | — |
Further reading
- “dinghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “dingen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English *dingan, from Proto-Germanic *dingwaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdinɡən/, [ˈdiŋɡən]
Verb
dingen
- To violently hit, strike or attack someone.
- To ding; to strike or hit an object.
- To attain victory over someone or something.
- To run; to travel at a fast speed.
Usage notes
This verb is occasionally weak in Middle English.
Conjugation
infinitive | (to) dingen | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | dinge | dang, dong |
2nd person singular | dingest | dang, dong, *dangest |
3rd person singular | dingeþ, dingeth | dang, dong |
plural | dingen | dung(en), dang(en) |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | dinge | *donge, *dunge |
plural | dingen | dung(en), dang(en) |
imperative | present | |
singular | dinge | |
plural | dingeþ, dingeth | |
participle | present | past |
dingende, dinginge | (y)dong(en), (y)dung(en) |
References
- “dingen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-22.