hechten
See also: Hechten
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hechten, from Old Dutch heften, from Proto-Germanic *haftijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛx.tə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: hech‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɛxtən
Verb
hechten
- (transitive) to attach, to bind
- (transitive) to suture, to stitch
Inflection
| Inflection of hechten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hechten | |||
| past singular | hechtte | |||
| past participle | gehecht | |||
| infinitive | hechten | |||
| gerund | hechten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | hecht | hechtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | hecht | hechtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | hecht | hechtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | hecht | hechtte | ||
| 3rd person singular | hecht | hechtte | ||
| plural | hechten | hechtten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | hechte | hechtte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | hechten | hechtten | ||
| imperative sing. | hecht | |||
| imperative plur.1 | hecht | |||
| participles | hechtend | gehecht | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- aanhechten
- afhechten
- hechting
- hechtenis
- onthechten
- samenhechten
- verhechten
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: hèftu, heftá
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch heften, from Proto-Germanic *haftijaną.
Verb
hechten
- to attach, to bind
- to incarcerate
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hechten | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | hechten | |
| In genitive | hechtens | |
| In dative | hechtene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | hechte | — |
| 2nd singular | hechts, hechtes | — |
| 3rd singular | hecht, hechtet | — |
| 1st plural | hechten | — |
| 2nd plural | hecht, hechtet | — |
| 3rd plural | hechten | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | hechte | — |
| 2nd singular | hechts, hechtes | — |
| 3rd singular | hechte | — |
| 1st plural | hechten | — |
| 2nd plural | hecht, hechtet | — |
| 3rd plural | hechten | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | hecht, hechte | |
| Plural | hecht, hechtet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | hechtende | — |
Alternative forms
- heften
- heiften
Descendants
- Dutch: hechten
- Limburgish: hèchte
Further reading
- “hechten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “hechten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN