vetmesten
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of vet (“fat”) + mesten (“to fatten”). From the late 18th century onward.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛtˌmɛs.tə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: vet‧mes‧ten
Verb
vetmesten
- (transitive) to fatten
- Synonym: mesten
Inflection
| Inflection of vetmesten (weak, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vetmesten | |||
| past singular | mestte vet | |||
| past participle | vetgemest | |||
| infinitive | vetmesten | |||
| gerund | vetmesten n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | mest vet | mestte vet | vetmest | vetmestte |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | mest vet | mestte vet | vetmest | vetmestte |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | mest vet | mestte vet | vetmest | vetmestte |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | mest vet | mestte vet | vetmest | vetmestte |
| 3rd person singular | mest vet | mestte vet | vetmest | vetmestte |
| plural | mesten vet | mestten vet | vetmesten | vetmestten |
| subjunctive sing.1 | meste vet | mestte vet | vetmeste | vetmestte |
| subjunctive plur.1 | mesten vet | mestten vet | vetmesten | vetmestten |
| imperative sing. | mest vet | |||
| imperative plur.1 | mest vet | |||
| participles | vetmestend | vetgemest | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- vetmesting