gleiten
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German glīten, from Old High German glītan, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleydʰ-. Compare Low German glieden, Dutch glijden, English glide.
Pronunciation
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[edit]gleiten (class 1 strong, third-person singular present gleitet, past tense glitt, past participle geglitten, auxiliary sein)
- (intransitive) to glide; to float; to move effortlessly
- (intransitive) to slide; to slip; to transition smoothly
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | gleiten | ||||
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present participle | gleitend | ||||
past participle | geglitten | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich gleite | wir gleiten | i | ich gleite | wir gleiten |
du gleitest | ihr gleitet | du gleitest | ihr gleitet | ||
er gleitet | sie gleiten | er gleite | sie gleiten | ||
preterite | ich glitt | wir glitten | ii | ich glitte1 | wir glitten1 |
du glittest du glittst |
ihr glittet | du glittest1 | ihr glittet1 | ||
er glitt | sie glitten | er glitte1 | sie glitten1 | ||
imperative | gleit (du) gleite (du) |
gleitet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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