kalefateren
Dutch
Alternative forms
- kalfaten
- kalfateren (dated)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French calfater. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkaː.ləˈfaː.tə.rə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ka‧le‧fa‧te‧ren
Verb
kalefateren
- (nautical) to caulk (to fill seems with oakum)
- Synonym: breeuwen
- to patch up, to fix
Inflection
| Inflection of kalefateren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kalefateren | |||
| past singular | kalefaterde | |||
| past participle | gekalefaterd | |||
| infinitive | kalefateren | |||
| gerund | kalefateren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | kalefater | kalefaterde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | kalefatert | kalefaterde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | kalefatert | kalefaterde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | kalefatert | kalefaterde | ||
| 3rd person singular | kalefatert | kalefaterde | ||
| plural | kalefateren | kalefaterden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | kalefatere | kalefaterde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | kalefateren | kalefaterden | ||
| imperative sing. | kalefater | |||
| imperative plur.1 | kalefatert | |||
| participles | kalefaterend | gekalefaterd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- opkalefateren