looien

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈloːi̯ə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -oːi̯ən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch lôyen, from Old Dutch *lōien, from Proto-Germanic *lawjaną, which is from the same source as *laubą (leaf).[1]

Verb

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looien

  1. to tan (leather)
Conjugation
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Conjugation of looien (weak)
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
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References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “looien1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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looien (not comparable)

  1. (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.