huilen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hulen, from Old Dutch *huwilon, *hūlon, from Proto-Germanic *hūwilōną. Probably of imitative origin and akin to uil (“owl”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -œy̯lən
- IPA(key): /ˈɦœy̯lə(n)/
Verb
huilen
- to cry, to weep
- to howl
Inflection
| Inflection of huilen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | huilen | |||
| past singular | huilde | |||
| past participle | gehuild | |||
| infinitive | huilen | |||
| gerund | huilen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | huil | huilde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | huilt | huilde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | huilt | huilde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | huilt | huilde | ||
| 3rd person singular | huilt | huilde | ||
| plural | huilen | huilden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | huile | huilde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | huilen | huilden | ||
| imperative sing. | huil | |||
| imperative plur.1 | huilt | |||
| participles | huilend | gehuild | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Descendants
- Afrikaans: huil