dingen
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch dingen (“to convene, to plead”), from Old Dutch *thingon, from Proto-West Germanic *þingōn, from Proto-Germanic *þingōną. The verb was originally weak, but became strong by analogy with other verbs.
Verb
[edit]dingen
- (transitive) to solicit
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of dingen (strong class 3a) | ||||
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infinitive | dingen | |||
past singular | dong | |||
past participle | gedongen | |||
infinitive | dingen | |||
gerund | dingen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | ding | dong | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | dingt, ding2 | dong | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | dingt | dong | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | dingt | dongt | ||
3rd person singular | dingt | dong | ||
plural | dingen | dongen | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | dinge | donge | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | dingen | dongen | ||
imperative sing. | ding | |||
imperative plur.1 | dingt | |||
participles | dingend | gedongen | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]dingen
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German dingen, from Old High German dingōn, from Proto-West Germanic *þingōn (“to hold a meeting”), from Proto-Germanic *þingōną.
Originally a weak verb, which developed secondary strong forms; a process that seems to have begun in the Middle Low German cognate. Compare Dutch dingen (strong).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]dingen (weak or class 3 strong, third-person singular present dingt, past tense dingte or (rare) dang, past participle gedungen or gedingt, past subjunctive dänge or dingte, auxiliary haben)
Usage notes
[edit]- The most common form is the past participle gedungen, chiefly as an adjective. For example: ein gedungener Mörder (“a hired murderer”).
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | dingen | ||||
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present participle | dingend | ||||
past participle | gedungen gedingt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich dinge | wir dingen | i | ich dinge | wir dingen |
du dingst | ihr dingt | du dingest | ihr dinget | ||
er dingt | sie dingen | er dinge | sie dingen | ||
preterite | ich dingte ich dang1 |
wir dingten wir dangen1 |
ii | ich dänge2 ich dingte2 |
wir dängen2 wir dingten2 |
du dingtest du dangst1 |
ihr dingtet ihr dangt1 |
du dängest2 du dängst2 du dingtest2 |
ihr dänget2 ihr dängt2 ihr dingtet2 | ||
er dingte er dang1 |
sie dingten sie dangen1 |
er dänge2 er dingte2 |
sie dängen2 sie dingten2 | ||
imperative | ding (du) dinge (du) |
dingt (ihr) |
1Rare.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “dingen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “dingen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “dingen” in Duden online
- “dingen” in OpenThesaurus.de
Middle Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Dutch *thingon, from Proto-West Germanic *þingōn. Equivalent to dinc + -en.
Verb
[edit]dingen
- to hold a trial in court
- to try, to judge
- to plead for
- to strive
- to speak formally
- to chatter, to talk back and forth
Inflection
[edit]Weak | ||
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Infinitive | dingen | |
3rd sg. past | — | |
3rd pl. past | — | |
Past participle | — | |
Infinitive | dingen | |
In genitive | dingens | |
In dative | dingene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | dinge | — |
2nd singular | dincs, dinges | — |
3rd singular | dinct, dinget | — |
1st plural | dingen | — |
2nd plural | dinct, dinget | — |
3rd plural | dingen | — |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | dinge | — |
2nd singular | dincs, dinges | — |
3rd singular | dinge | — |
1st plural | dingen | — |
2nd plural | dinct, dinget | — |
3rd plural | dingen | — |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | dinc, dinge | |
Plural | dinct, dinget | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | dingende | — |
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “dinghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dingen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English *dingan, from Proto-West Germanic *dingwan, from Proto-Germanic *dingwaną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]dingen
- To violently hit, strike or attack someone.
- To ding; to strike or hit an object.
- To attain victory over someone or something.
- To run; to travel at a fast speed.
Usage notes
[edit]This verb is occasionally weak in Middle English.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | (to) dingen, dinge | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | dinge | dang | |
2nd-person singular | dingest | donge, dange, dang | |
3rd-person singular | dingeth | dang | |
subjunctive singular | dinge | donge1, dange1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | dingen, dinge | dongen, donge, dangen, dange | |
imperative plural | dingeth, dinge | — | |
participles | dingynge, dingende | dongen, donge |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “dingen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-22.
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