droppen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔpən

Noun

droppen

  1. plural of drop

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • Inherited from Old English dropian, from Proto-West Germanic *dropōn, from Proto-Germanic *drupōną; equivalent to drope (drop) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈdrɔpən/

    Verb

    droppen (third-person singular simple present droppeth, present participle droppende, droppynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle dropped)

    1. (of a liquid) To drip; to fall in drops:
      1. To rain; to descend in a mass of drops.
      2. To sprinkle; to cause to drip.
    2. To drop; to move suddenly and directly down.
    3. (figuratively) To create, inculcate, or instil.

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of droppen (weak in -ed)
    infinitive (to) droppen, droppe
    present tense past tense
    1st-person singular droppe dropped
    2nd-person singular droppest droppedest
    3rd-person singular droppeth dropped
    subjunctive singular droppe
    imperative singular
    plural1 droppen, droppe droppeden, droppede
    imperative plural droppeth, droppe
    participles droppynge, droppende dropped

    1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

    Descendants

    • English: drop
    • Scots: drap

    References

    Swedish

    Pronunciation 1

    • IPA(key): /ˈdrɔpːɛn/

    Noun

    droppen

    1. definite plural of dropp

    Pronunciation 2

    • IPA(key): /ˈdrɔˌpːɛn/

    Noun

    droppen

    1. definite singular of droppe