looien
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch lôyen, from Old Dutch *lōien, from Proto-Germanic *lawjaną, which is from the same source as *laubą (“leaf”).[1]
Verb
editlooien
- to tan (leather)
Inflection
editConjugation of looien (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | looien | |||
past singular | looide | |||
past participle | gelooid | |||
infinitive | looien | |||
gerund | looien n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | looi | looide | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | looit, looi2 | looide | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | looit | looide | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | looit | looide | ||
3rd person singular | looit | looide | ||
plural | looien | looiden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | looie | looide | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | looien | looiden | ||
imperative sing. | looi | |||
imperative plur.1 | looit | |||
participles | looiend | gelooid | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “looien1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
editlooien (not comparable)
- (now dialectal) Alternative form of loden
- 1979, Rubberen Robbie, De Ambulance:
- Iedere avond bal, knokken tot in de hal, ’k heb een looien pijp voor het geval.
- Every night a ball, brawling up into the hall, I’ve got a lead pipe just in case.
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