aaien
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːi̯.ə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: aai‧en
- Homophone: Aijen
- Rhymes: -aːi̯ən
Etymology 1
Unknown.
Verb
aaien
- (transitive) to stroke, to caress, to pet
Inflection
| Inflection of aaien (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | aaien | |||
| past singular | aaide | |||
| past participle | geaaid | |||
| infinitive | aaien | |||
| gerund | aaien n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | aai | aaide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | aait | aaide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | aait | aaide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | aait | aaide | ||
| 3rd person singular | aait | aaide | ||
| plural | aaien | aaiden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | aaie | aaide | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | aaien | aaiden | ||
| imperative sing. | aai | |||
| imperative plur.1 | aait | |||
| participles | aaiend | geaaid | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- aaibaar
- aaiing
Descendants
- Afrikaans: aai
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
aaien
- Plural form of aai
Further reading
- Matthias de Vries; Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864), “aaien”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001
Anagrams
- naaie
West Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːjən/
Noun
aaien
- plural of aai