pluizen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplœy̯.zə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: plui‧zen
• Rhymes: -œy̯zən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch *plûsen (attested in ûteplûsen). Cognate with Middle Low German plûsen (whence ultimately German plustern). Further origin uncertain. Possibly from Old French peluchier.

Verb

pluizen

1. (agriculture, transitive) to remove flowering side branches (from the main stem) from

Conjugation

Conjugation of pluizen (strong class 2b)
infinitive	pluizen
past singular	ploos
past participle	geplozen
infinitive	pluizen
gerund	pluizen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	pluis	ploos
2nd person sing. (jij)	pluist, pluis2	ploos
2nd person sing. (u)	pluist	ploos
2nd person sing. (gij)	pluist	ploost
3rd person singular	pluist	ploos
plural	pluizen	plozen
subjunctive sing.1	pluize	ploze
subjunctive plur.1	pluizen	plozen
imperative sing.	pluis
imperative plur.1	pluist
participles	pluizend	geplozen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• pluis

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

pluizen

1. plural of pluis