besluipen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch beslupen. Equivalent to be- + sluipen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈslœy̯pə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧slui‧pen
- Rhymes: -œy̯pən
Verb
besluipen
- (transitive) to sneak up on, stalk, to approach using stealth
- (transitive, figuratively) to bother constantly, to harass
Inflection
| Inflection of besluipen (strong class 2, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | besluipen | |||
| past singular | besloop | |||
| past participle | beslopen | |||
| infinitive | besluipen | |||
| gerund | besluipen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | besluip | besloop | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | besluipt | besloop | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | besluipt | besloop | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | besluipt | besloopt | ||
| 3rd person singular | besluipt | besloop | ||
| plural | besluipen | beslopen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | besluipe | beslope | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | besluipen | beslopen | ||
| imperative sing. | besluip | |||
| imperative plur.1 | besluipt | |||
| participles | besluipend | beslopen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- besluiping