deppen

See also: Deppen and Dëppen

Dutch

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic. Compare earlier dappen, dabben, and English dab.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.pə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: dep‧pen
• Rhymes: -ɛpən

Verb

deppen

1. (transitive) to dab (press lightly repeatedly with a soft object)

   Synonym: betten

Conjugation

Conjugation of deppen (weak)
infinitive	deppen
past singular	depte
past participle	gedept
infinitive	deppen
gerund	deppen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	dep	depte
2nd person sing. (jij)	dept, dep2	depte
2nd person sing. (u)	dept	depte
2nd person sing. (gij)	dept	depte
3rd person singular	dept	depte
plural	deppen	depten
subjunctive sing.1	deppe	depte
subjunctive plur.1	deppen	depten
imperative sing.	dep
imperative plur.1	dept
participles	deppend	gedept
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “deppen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Middle English

Verb

deppen

1. Alternative form of depen

Swedish

Noun

deppen

1. definite singular of depp