wassen
See also: Wassen, Wassén, and Waßen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑsə(n)/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɑsən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch wasschen, from Old Dutch wascan, from Proto-Germanic *waskaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water, wet”).
Verb
wassen
- (transitive) to wash, to clean
Inflection
| Inflection of wassen (weak with strong past participle) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | wassen | |||
| past singular | waste | |||
| past participle | gewassen | |||
| infinitive | wassen | |||
| gerund | wassen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | was | waste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | wast | waste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | wast | waste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | wast | waste | ||
| 3rd person singular | wast | waste | ||
| plural | wassen | wasten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | wasse | waste | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | wassen | wasten | ||
| imperative sing. | was | |||
| imperative plur.1 | wast | |||
| participles | wassend | gewassen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- afwassen
- bewassen
- verwassen
- wasbeurt
- wasgelegenheid
- wasmachine
- waswater
Descendants
- Afrikaans: was
- Berbice Creole Dutch: wasi
- Negerhollands: wasch, was
- Skepi Creole Dutch: was
- →? Sranan Tongo: wasi
- → Aukan: wasi
- → Saramaccan: wási
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch wassen, from Old Dutch wassan, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną (“to increase”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“to increase”).
Verb
wassen
- (intransitive, archaic) to grow, to rise, to increase, to become higher and/or bigger, to wax
- de wassende maan
- the waxing moon
Inflection
| Inflection of wassen (strong class 7) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | wassen | |||
| past singular | wies | |||
| past participle | gewassen | |||
| infinitive | wassen | |||
| gerund | wassen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | was | wies | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | wast | wies | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | wast | wies | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | wast | wiest | ||
| 3rd person singular | wast | wies | ||
| plural | wassen | wiesen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | wasse | wiese | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | wassen | wiesen | ||
| imperative sing. | was | |||
| imperative plur.1 | wast | |||
| participles | wassend | gewassen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- bewassen
- gewas
- verwassen
- volwassen
- wasdom
- wassenaar
Etymology 3
From was + -en.
Adjective
wassen (not comparable)
- made of wax, waxen
Inflection
| Inflection of wassen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | wassen | |||
| inflected | wassen | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | ||||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | wassen | ||
| n. sing. | wassen | |||
| plural | wassen | |||
| definite | wassen | |||
| partitive | ||||
Etymology 4
From was + -en.
Verb
wassen
- (transitive) to rub wax on
Inflection
| Inflection of wassen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | wassen | |||
| past singular | waste | |||
| past participle | gewast | |||
| infinitive | wassen | |||
| gerund | wassen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | was | waste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | wast | waste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | wast | waste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | wast | waste | ||
| 3rd person singular | wast | waste | ||
| plural | wassen | wasten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | wasse | waste | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | wassen | wasten | ||
| imperative sing. | was | |||
| imperative plur.1 | wast | |||
| participles | wassend | gewast | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- bewassen
- verwassen
Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon wahsan, from Proto-Germanic *wahsaną.
Verb
wassen
- to wax, grow
Conjugation
Conjugation of wassen (class 7 strong verb)
| infinitive | wassen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | wass | wuss |
| 2nd person singular | wasss(t) | wusss(t) |
| 3rd person singular | wass(t) | wuss |
| plural | wasst, wassen | wussen |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | wass | |
| plural | wasst | |
| participle | present | past |
| wassen | (e)wussen, gewussen | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch wassan, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną (“to increase”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“to increase”).
Verb
wassen
- to grow, to wax
- to increase
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: wassen
Further reading
- “wassen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “wassen (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III