dempen
See also: dëmpen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch dempen, from Old Dutch *dempen, from Proto-Germanic *dampijaną (“to cause to smoke/emit vapour”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛmpə(n)/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛmpən
Verb
dempen
- (transitive) to diminish, to dampen, to subdue, to dim, to make faint or less pronounced
- (transitive) to fill in, to put material into to reduce depth
Inflection
| Inflection of dempen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dempen | |||
| past singular | dempte | |||
| past participle | gedempt | |||
| infinitive | dempen | |||
| gerund | dempen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | demp | dempte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | dempt | dempte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | dempt | dempte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | dempt | dempte | ||
| 3rd person singular | dempt | dempte | ||
| plural | dempen | dempten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | dempe | dempte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dempen | dempten | ||
| imperative sing. | demp | |||
| imperative plur.1 | dempt | |||
| participles | dempend | gedempt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- demping