sterken
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch sterken, from Old Dutch *sterken, from Proto-Germanic *starkijaną.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛrkən
Verb
sterken
Inflection
| Inflection of sterken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sterken | |||
| past singular | sterkte | |||
| past participle | gesterkt | |||
| infinitive | sterken | |||
| gerund | sterken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | sterk | sterkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | sterkt | sterkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | sterkt | sterkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | sterkt | sterkte | ||
| 3rd person singular | sterkt | sterkte | ||
| plural | sterken | sterkten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | sterke | sterkte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | sterken | sterkten | ||
| imperative sing. | sterk | |||
| imperative plur.1 | sterkt | |||
| participles | sterkend | gesterkt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- aansterken
- versterken
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *sterken, from Proto-Germanic *starkijaną.
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: sterken
- Limburgish: stèrke
Further reading
- “sterken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “sterken (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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