dreigen
Dutch
Alternative forms
- dreighen (obsolete)
- dreijgen (obsolete)
- dreijghen (obsolete)
- dreygen (obsolete)
- dreyghen (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch dreigen, from Old Dutch *threigen, of unclear origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdrɛi̯ɣə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: drei‧gen
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯ɣən
Verb
dreigen
- (intransitive) to threaten
- (intransitive) to be imminent, to loom
Inflection
| Inflection of dreigen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dreigen | |||
| past singular | dreigde | |||
| past participle | gedreigd | |||
| infinitive | dreigen | |||
| gerund | dreigen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | dreig | dreigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | dreigt | dreigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | dreigt | dreigde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | dreigt | dreigde | ||
| 3rd person singular | dreigt | dreigde | ||
| plural | dreigen | dreigden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | dreige | dreigde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dreigen | dreigden | ||
| imperative sing. | dreig | |||
| imperative plur.1 | dreigt | |||
| participles | dreigend | gedreigd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- bedreigen
- dreigbrief
- dreigcultuur
- dreigement
- dreiger
- dreiging
- dreigmail
- dreigtaal
- dreigtelefoon
- dreigwoord
- gedreig
Descendants
- Afrikaans: dreig
- Negerhollands: dreeg, dreig
- → Aukan: deleigi
- → Papiamentu: dreige (dated)
- → Sranan Tongo: dreigi
- → Caribbean Javanese: drégi
Anagrams
- gierden, gierend, griende, nederig
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *threigen, of unclear origin.
Verb
dreigen
- to threaten, to intimidate
- to warn
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | dreigen | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | dreigen | |
| In genitive | dreigens | |
| In dative | dreigene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | dreige | — |
| 2nd singular | dreichs, dreiges | — |
| 3rd singular | dreicht, dreiget | — |
| 1st plural | dreigen | — |
| 2nd plural | dreicht, dreiget | — |
| 3rd plural | dreigen | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | dreige | — |
| 2nd singular | dreichs, dreiges | — |
| 3rd singular | dreige | — |
| 1st plural | dreigen | — |
| 2nd plural | dreicht, dreiget | — |
| 3rd plural | dreigen | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | dreich, dreige | |
| Plural | dreicht, dreiget | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | dreigende | — |
Alternative forms
- drêgen
Descendants
- Dutch: dreigen
- Limburgish: drèège
Further reading
- “dreighen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “dreigen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN