stichten
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch stichten, from Old Dutch stiften, stihten, from Proto-Germanic *stiftijaną.
Pronunciation
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɪxtən
Verb
stichten
- to found, establish
- to cause, allow to occur
- to preach
Inflection
| Inflection of stichten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | stichten | |||
| past singular | stichtte | |||
| past participle | gesticht | |||
| infinitive | stichten | |||
| gerund | stichten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | sticht | stichtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | sticht | stichtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | sticht | stichtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | sticht | stichtte | ||
| 3rd person singular | sticht | stichtte | ||
| plural | stichten | stichtten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | stichte | stichtte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | stichten | stichtten | ||
| imperative sing. | sticht | |||
| imperative plur.1 | sticht | |||
| participles | stichtend | gesticht | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- stichter
- stichting
- brandstichten
Descendants
- Afrikaans: stig
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch stiften, stihten, from Proto-Germanic *stiftijaną.
Verb
stichten
- to found, to build
- to found, to institute
- to cause
- to undertake
- to put into practice, to do
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: stichten
- Limburgish: stichte
Further reading
- “stichten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “stichten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN