waaien
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wâyen, from Old Dutch *wāien, from Proto-Germanic *wēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːi̯ən
Verb
waaien
- (of the wind) to blow
- (Can we date this quote?)Johannes 3:8:
- De wind waait waarheen hij wil; je hoort zijn geluid, maar je weet niet waar hij vandaan komt en waar hij heen gaat. Zo is het ook met iedereen die uit de Geest geboren is.
- The wind blows where it wants; you hear its sound, but you don't know where it comes from and where it goes to. So it is with everyone that is born out of the Spirit.
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- (of the weather) to be windy
- Het waaide heel hard. ― It was very windy.
Inflection
| Inflection of waaien (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | waaien | |||
| past singular | waaide | |||
| past participle | gewaaid | |||
| infinitive | waaien | |||
| gerund | waaien n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | waai | waaide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | waait | waaide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | waait | waaide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | waait | waaide | ||
| 3rd person singular | waait | waaide | ||
| plural | waaien | waaiden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | waaie | waaide | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | waaien | waaiden | ||
| imperative sing. | waai | |||
| imperative plur.1 | waait | |||
| participles | waaiend | gewaaid | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
| Inflection of waaien (strong class 6 with weak past participle) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | waaien | |||
| past singular | woei | |||
| past participle | gewaaid | |||
| infinitive | waaien | |||
| gerund | waaien n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | waai | woei | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | waait | woei | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | waait | woei | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | waait | woeit | ||
| 3rd person singular | waait | woei | ||
| plural | waaien | woeien | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | waaie | woeie | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | waaien | woeien | ||
| imperative sing. | waai | |||
| imperative plur.1 | waait | |||
| participles | waaiend | gewaaid | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- omwaaien
- uitwaaien