zwoegen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch *swoegen (attested in derived forms), from Old Dutch *swuogan, from Proto-West Germanic *swōgan, from Proto-Germanic *swōganą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzʋu.ɣə(n)/
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Hyphenation: zwoe‧gen
Rhymes: -uɣən

Verb

zwoegen

to heave, to breathe heavily
(figuratively) to toil, to drudge
Synonyms: hosselen, knoeften, ploeteren

Inflection

Inflection of zwoegen (weak)
infinitive	zwoegen
past singular	zwoegde
past participle	gezwoegd
infinitive	zwoegen
gerund	zwoegen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	zwoeg	zwoegde
2nd person sing. (jij)	zwoegt	zwoegde
2nd person sing. (u)	zwoegt	zwoegde
2nd person sing. (gij)	zwoegt	zwoegde
3rd person singular	zwoegt	zwoegde
plural	zwoegen	zwoegden

subjunctive sing.¹	zwoege	zwoegde
subjunctive plur.¹	zwoegen	zwoegden

imperative sing.	zwoeg
imperative plur.¹	zwoegt

participles	zwoegend	gezwoegd
¹⁾ Archaic.

Derived terms

afzwoegen
doorzwoegen
omzwoegen
opzwoegen
voortzwoegen
zwoeger

Descendants

Afrikaans: swoeg

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