zepen
Dutch
Alternative forms
- zeepen (archaic)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzeː.pə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ze‧pen
- Rhymes: -eːpən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch sepen. Equivalent to zeep + -en.
Verb
zepen
- (transitive) to soap (to cover with soap or apply soup to)
- De wasvrouw zeepte haar was.
- The washerwoman applied soap to her laundry.
- Synonym: inzepen
Inflection
| Inflection of zepen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | zepen | |||
| past singular | zeepte | |||
| past participle | gezeept | |||
| infinitive | zepen | |||
| gerund | zepen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | zeep | zeepte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | zeept | zeepte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | zeept | zeepte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | zeept | zeepte | ||
| 3rd person singular | zeept | zeepte | ||
| plural | zepen | zeepten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | zepe | zeepte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | zepen | zeepten | ||
| imperative sing. | zeep | |||
| imperative plur.1 | zeept | |||
| participles | zepend | gezeept | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- inzepen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: seep
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
zepen
- Plural form of zeep