vlooien
Dutch
Etymology 1
Germanic, cognate with flea, German Floh.
Verb
vlooien
- (transitive) To catch/remove (someone's) fleas
Inflection
| Inflection of vlooien (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vlooien | |||
| past singular | vlooide | |||
| past participle | gevlooid | |||
| infinitive | vlooien | |||
| gerund | vlooien n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | vlooi | vlooide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vlooit | vlooide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vlooit | vlooide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vlooit | vlooide | ||
| 3rd person singular | vlooit | vlooide | ||
| plural | vlooien | vlooiden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vlooie | vlooide | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | vlooien | vlooiden | ||
| imperative sing. | vlooi | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vlooit | |||
| participles | vlooiend | gevlooid | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- ontvlooien
Noun
vlooien
- Plural form of vlo
Etymology 2
Germanic, a variation of vleien (“to flatter”).
Verb
vlooien
- (obsolete) To flatter.
Inflection
| Inflection of vlooien (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vlooien | |||
| past singular | vlooide | |||
| past participle | gevlooid | |||
| infinitive | vlooien | |||
| gerund | vlooien n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | vlooi | vlooide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vlooit | vlooide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vlooit | vlooide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vlooit | vlooide | ||
| 3rd person singular | vlooit | vlooide | ||
| plural | vlooien | vlooiden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vlooie | vlooide | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | vlooien | vlooiden | ||
| imperative sing. | vlooi | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vlooit | |||
| participles | vlooiend | gevlooid | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- vleien
Derived terms
- flikflooien