plooien

Dutch

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -oːi̯ən

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French ployer (“to fold”).[1]

Verb

plooien

  1. to pleat, fold
  2. to gather wrinkles
Inflection
Conjugation of plooien (weak)
infinitive plooien
past singular plooide
past participle geplooid
infinitive plooien
gerund plooien n
present tense past tense
1st person singular plooiplooide
2nd person sing. (jij) plooitplooide
2nd person sing. (u) plooitplooide
2nd person sing. (gij) plooitplooide
3rd person singular plooitplooide
plural plooienplooiden
subjunctive sing.1 plooieplooide
subjunctive plur.1 plooienplooiden
imperative sing. plooi
imperative plur.1 plooit
participles plooiendgeplooid
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: plooi
  • Negerhollands: plooj

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

plooien

  1. plural of plooi

References
  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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