vluchten
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vluchten. Equivalent to vlucht + -en.
Pronunciation
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ʏxtən
Verb
vluchten
- to flee
Inflection
| Inflection of vluchten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vluchten | |||
| past singular | vluchtte | |||
| past participle | gevlucht | |||
| infinitive | vluchten | |||
| gerund | vluchten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | vlucht | vluchtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vlucht | vluchtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vlucht | vluchtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vlucht | vluchtte | ||
| 3rd person singular | vlucht | vluchtte | ||
| plural | vluchten | vluchtten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vluchte | vluchtte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | vluchten | vluchtten | ||
| imperative sing. | vlucht | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vlucht | |||
| participles | vluchtend | gevlucht | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- ontvluchten
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vlug
- Negerhollands: vlucht, vlygt
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From vlucht + -en.
Verb
vluchten
- to bring to a safe place
- to hide, to conceal
- to flee, to hide oneself
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: vluchten
- Limburgish: vlöchte
Further reading
- “vluchten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “vluchten (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I