versnijden
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch versniden, versnyden. Equivalent to ver- + snijden.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /vərˈsnɛi̯.də(n)/, /vɛrˈsnɛi̯.də(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ver‧snij‧den
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯dən
Verb
editversnijden
- (transitive) to cut up, to cut in pieces
- Ze versneed de groenten in kleine stukjes voor de soep.
- She cut up the vegetables into small pieces for the soup.
- Hij versneed het vlees in dunne plakken.
- He cut the meat into thin slices.
- (transitive) to dilute, to mix, to adulterate, to step on
- Het is gevaarlijk om drugs te versnijden met onbekende stoffen.
- It's dangerous to adulterate drugs with unknown substances.
- Ze versneed de wijn met water om het sterker te maken.
- She diluted the wine with water to make it stronger.
- (transitive, of old beer) to blend or mix (with younger beer) (done to certain beers, like gueuze)
- (transitive, obsolete) to destroy by cutting, to ruin by cutting
Conjugation
editConjugation of versnijden (strong class 1, slightly irregular, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | versnijden | |||
past singular | versnee | |||
past participle | versneden | |||
infinitive | versnijden | |||
gerund | versnijden n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | versnij, versnijd | versnee | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | versnijdt, versnij2, versnijd2 | versnee | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | versnijdt | versnee | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | versnijdt | versneet | ||
3rd person singular | versnijdt | versnee | ||
plural | versnijden | versneden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | versnijde | versnede | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | versnijden | versneden | ||
imperative sing. | versnij, versnijd | |||
imperative plur.1 | versnijdt | |||
participles | versnijdend | versneden | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
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- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms prefixed with ver-
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯dən
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯dən/3 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
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- Dutch class 1 strong verbs
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