kruiven
Dutch
Etymology
Attested since 1615. From Middle Dutch cruuf, cruve (“curly lock, curly, kinky hair”) (1350), from Latin curvus through metathesis.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrœy̯.və(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: krui‧ven
- Rhymes: -œy̯vən
Verb
kruiven
- to curl
Inflection
| Inflection of kruiven (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kruiven | |||
| past singular | kruifde | |||
| past participle | gekruifd | |||
| infinitive | kruiven | |||
| gerund | kruiven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | kruif | kruifde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | kruift | kruifde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | kruift | kruifde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | kruift | kruifde | ||
| 3rd person singular | kruift | kruifde | ||
| plural | kruiven | kruifden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | kruive | kruifde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | kruiven | kruifden | ||
| imperative sing. | kruif | |||
| imperative plur.1 | kruift | |||
| participles | kruivend | gekruifd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- krullen
Antonyms
- ontkrullen
References
- P. A. F. van Veen; N. van der Sijs (1997), “kruiven”, in Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden [Etymological Dictionary: The Origin of Our Words], 2nd edition, Utrecht/Antwerpen: Van Dale Lexicografie, →ISBN