enerveren
Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (obsolete) enerveeren
Etymology
[edit]16th century. From Middle French enerver (French énerver), adapted with the suffix -eren.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Verb
[edit]enerveren
- (transitive, dated outside Belgium) to vex
- Synonym: op de zenuwen werken
- (transitive, Netherlands) to excite, thrill, stimulate
- Synonyms: prikkelen, stimuleren
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of enerveren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | enerveren | |||
| past singular | enerveerde | |||
| past participle | geënerveerd | |||
| infinitive | enerveren | |||
| gerund | enerveren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | enerveer | enerveerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | enerveert, enerveer2 | enerveerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | enerveert | enerveerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | enerveert | enerveerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | enerveert | enerveerde | ||
| plural | enerveren | enerveerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | enervere | enerveerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | enerveren | enerveerden | ||
| imperative sing. | enerveer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | enerveert | |||
| participles | enerverend | geënerveerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “enerveren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute