vleien
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvlɛi̯.ə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: vlei‧en
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯ən
- Homophone: vlijen
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯ən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch vleien, from Old Dutch *fleian, from Proto-Germanic *flaihaną.
Verb
vleien
- (transitive) To flatter, coax, sweet-talk, praise excessively, wheedle
- (intransitive) To flatter, coax, sweet-talk
- (transitive) To convince, talk over/into
- (transitive) To entice, lure, seduce
- (transitive) To fondle, pet, stroke
- (transitive) To flatter, present misleadlingly positively
- also used reflexively: zich vleien in various above transitive senses
Inflection
| Inflection of vleien (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vleien | |||
| past singular | vleide | |||
| past participle | gevleid | |||
| infinitive | vleien | |||
| gerund | vleien n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | vlei | vleide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vleit | vleide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vleit | vleide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vleit | vleide | ||
| 3rd person singular | vleit | vleide | ||
| plural | vleien | vleiden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vleie | vleide | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | vleien | vleiden | ||
| imperative sing. | vlei | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vleit | |||
| participles | vleiend | gevleid | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- vlei
- gevlei n
- vleiachtig (adjective)
- vleienaar m
- vleier m
- vleierig (adjective)
- vleierij (zie ald.).
- vleiig (adjective)
- vleiing
- vleibaard
- vleibaarden (verb)
- vleibedrog n
- vleibekken (verb)
- vleibetoon n
- vleidank
- vleigat
- vleigespens n
- vleigezang n
- vleigreep
- vleikous
- vleikunst
- vleinaam m
- vleipluim m
- vleislaaf m
- vleistaart m
- vleistaarten (verb)
- vleistem
- vleistukje n
- vleitaal
- vleitaart
- vleitong
- vleitongig (adjective)
- vleitoon m
- vleitranen pl
- vleivorm
- vleiwoord n
- vleizacht (adjective)
- vleizoet (adjective)
- vleizucht
- aanvleien (verb)
- afvleien (verb)
- ontvleien (verb)
- toevleien (verb)
Noun
vleien
- Plural form of vlei
Verb
vleien
- (transitive) To fling, throw a pebble etc. over water so as to make it bounce
Inflection
| Inflection of vleien (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vleien | |||
| past singular | vleide | |||
| past participle | gevleid | |||
| infinitive | vleien | |||
| gerund | vleien n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | vlei | vleide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vleit | vleide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vleit | vleide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vleit | vleide | ||
| 3rd person singular | vleit | vleide | ||
| plural | vleien | vleiden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vleie | vleide | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | vleien | vleiden | ||
| imperative sing. | vlei | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vleit | |||
| participles | vleiend | gevleid | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- keilen
Derived terms
- vleier m (object which is thus flung)
Alternative forms
- vlijen
Verb
vleien
- (intransitive) To form a membrane
- (intransitive) To be covered by one
Inflection
| Inflection of vleien (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vleien | |||
| past singular | vleide | |||
| past participle | gevleid | |||
| infinitive | vleien | |||
| gerund | vleien n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | vlei | vleide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vleit | vleide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vleit | vleide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vleit | vleide | ||
| 3rd person singular | vleit | vleide | ||
| plural | vleien | vleiden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vleie | vleide | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | vleien | vleiden | ||
| imperative sing. | vlei | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vleit | |||
| participles | vleiend | gevleid | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Verb
vleien
- Archaic form of vlijen.
- Misspelling of vlijen.
Inflection
| Inflection of vleien (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vleien | |||
| past singular | vleide | |||
| past participle | gevleid | |||
| infinitive | vleien | |||
| gerund | vleien n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | vlei | vleide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vleit | vleide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vleit | vleide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vleit | vleide | ||
| 3rd person singular | vleit | vleide | ||
| plural | vleien | vleiden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vleie | vleide | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | vleien | vleiden | ||
| imperative sing. | vlei | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vleit | |||
| participles | vleiend | gevleid | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Anagrams
- lieven, veilen, vielen