zwoegen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch *swoegen (attested in derived forms), from Old Dutch *swuogan, from Proto-Germanic *swōganą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzʋu.ɣə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: zwoe‧gen
- Rhymes: -uɣən
Verb
zwoegen
- to heave, to breathe heavily
- (figuratively) to toil, to drudge
- Synonyms: hosselen, ploeteren
Inflection
| Inflection of zwoegen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | zwoegen | |||
| past singular | zwoegde | |||
| past participle | gezwoegd | |||
| infinitive | zwoegen | |||
| gerund | zwoegen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | zwoeg | zwoegde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | zwoegt | zwoegde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | zwoegt | zwoegde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | zwoegt | zwoegde | ||
| 3rd person singular | zwoegt | zwoegde | ||
| plural | zwoegen | zwoegden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | zwoege | zwoegde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | zwoegen | zwoegden | ||
| imperative sing. | zwoeg | |||
| imperative plur.1 | zwoegt | |||
| participles | zwoegend | gezwoegd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- zwoeger