tongen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.ŋə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: ton‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɔŋən

Etymology 1

From tong (tongue) + -en.

Verb

tongen

  1. to French kiss
    Synonym: tongzoenen
Inflection
Inflection of tongen (weak)
infinitive tongen
past singular tongde
past participle getongd
infinitive tongen
gerund tongen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular tongtongde
2nd person sing. (jij) tongttongde
2nd person sing. (u) tongttongde
2nd person sing. (gij) tongttongde
3rd person singular tongttongde
plural tongentongden
subjunctive sing.1 tongetongde
subjunctive plur.1 tongentongden
imperative sing. tong
imperative plur.1 tongt
participles tongendgetongd
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

tongen

  1. plural of tong

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English tungan (tongues); equivalent to tonge + -en (plural suffix).

Noun

tongen

  1. plural of tonge (tongue)

Etymology 2

From Old English tangan (tongs); equivalent to tonge + -en (plural suffix).

Noun

tongen

  1. plural of tonge (tongs)

West Frisian

Noun

tongen

  1. plural of tonge
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