teren
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteːrə(n)/
- Rhymes: -eːrən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch tēren (“to destroy, to use (up)”), from Old Dutch *terien, from Proto-Germanic *tarjaną. Cognate with German zehren. Also related with English tear (“to rip”).
Verb
teren
Inflection
Inflection of teren (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | teren | |||
past singular | teerde | |||
past participle | geteerd | |||
infinitive | teren | |||
gerund | teren n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | teer | teerde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | teert | teerde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | teert | teerde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | teert | teerde | ||
3rd person singular | teert | teerde | ||
plural | teren | teerden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | tere | teerde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | teren | teerden | ||
imperative sing. | teer | |||
imperative plur.1 | teert | |||
participles | terend | geteerd | ||
1) Archaic. |
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch teren, terren. Equivalent to teer + -en.
Inflection
Inflection of teren (weak) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | teren | |||
past singular | teerde | |||
past participle | geteerd | |||
infinitive | teren | |||
gerund | teren n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | teer | teerde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | teert | teerde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | teert | teerde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | teert | teerde | ||
3rd person singular | teert | teerde | ||
plural | teren | teerden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | tere | teerde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | teren | teerden | ||
imperative sing. | teer | |||
imperative plur.1 | teert | |||
participles | terend | geteerd | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms
Friulian
Galician
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *terien, from Proto-Germanic *tarjaną.
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: teren
- Limburgish: taere
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English teran, from Proto-Germanic *teraną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛːrən/, /ˈtɛːrn/
Verb
teren
- To tear; to split apart or forcibly separate (often by ripping)
- To remove part of a creature's body (often with one's body parts).
- To ruin, damage, or destroy garments or hair; to make clothing unusable.
- To puncture or impale; to make a hole or indentation in something.
- To extract or pull off part of one's body (usually the hair).
- To lash; to strike one's skin with a whip or similar implement as to injure.
- To pull down or demolish a building; to raze or level.
- (usually in the past participle) To make tattered or worn; to overuse.
- (rare) To forcibly move or remove.
Conjugation
Conjugation of teren (strong class 4)
infinitive | (to) teren | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | tere | tar(e), tore |
2nd person singular | terest | *tere, *tar(est) |
3rd person singular | tereþ, tereth | tar(e), tore |
plural | teren, tereth, tereþ | tere(n), tore(n) |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | tere | tere |
plural | teren | tere(n), tore(n) |
imperative | present | |
singular | tere | |
plural | tereþ, tereth | |
participle | present | past |
terende, teringe | (i)torn(e), (i)tore(n) |
Usage notes
Weak forms occasionally appear in this verb, possibly from a Class 1 weak Old English *teran (different from attested strong teran).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛːrən/
Conjugation
Conjugation of teren (weak)
infinitive | (to) teren | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | tere | terede |
2nd person singular | terest | teredest |
3rd person singular | tereþ, tereth | terede |
plural | teren | tereden |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | tere | terede |
plural | teren | tereden |
imperative | present | |
singular | tere | |
plural | tereþ, tereth | |
participle | present | past |
terende, teringe | tered, ytered |
Descendants
- English: tear
References
- “tēren (v.(3))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-25.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.rɛn/
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Declension
Derived terms
- terenowy
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French terrain, from Vulgar Latin *terranum, from Latin terrenum.
Noun
teren
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /těreːn/
- Hyphenation: te‧ren
Declension
Declension of teren
singular | plural | |
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nominative | tèrēn | tereni |
genitive | teréna | terena |
dative | terenu | terenima |
accusative | teren | terene |
vocative | terene | tereni |
locative | terenu | terenima |
instrumental | terenom | terenima |
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