looien
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈloːi̯ə(n)/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːi̯ən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch lôyen, from Old Dutch *lōien, from Proto-Germanic *lawjaną, which is from the same source as *laubą (“leaf”).[1]
Verb
looien
- to tan (leather)
Inflection
| Inflection of looien (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | looien | |||
| past singular | looide | |||
| past participle | gelooid | |||
| infinitive | looien | |||
| gerund | looien n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | looi | looide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | looit | looide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | looit | looide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | looit | looide | ||
| 3rd person singular | looit | looide | ||
| plural | looien | looiden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | looie | looide | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | looien | looiden | ||
| imperative sing. | looi | |||
| imperative plur.1 | looit | |||
| participles | looiend | gelooid | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “looien1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
looien (not comparable)
- (now dialectal) Alternative form of loden
- 1979, Rubberen Robbie, De Ambulance
- Iedere avond bal, knokken tot in de hal, ’k heb een looien pijp voor het geval.
- Every night a ball, brawling up into the hall, I’ve got a lead pipe just in case.
- Iedere avond bal, knokken tot in de hal, ’k heb een looien pijp voor het geval.
- 1979, Rubberen Robbie, De Ambulance