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ruiven

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrœy̯.və(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: rui‧ven
  • Rhymes: -œy̯vən

Etymology 1

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Verb

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ruiven

  1. (Belgium) to molt (of feathers and fur)
Usage notes
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  • For moulting skin, vervellen is used instead. In the Netherlands, ruien is used for both shedding feathers and shedding hairs.
Conjugation
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Conjugation of ruiven (weak)
infinitive ruiven
past singular ruifde
past participle geruifd
infinitive ruiven
gerund ruiven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ruif ruifde
2nd person sing. (jij) ruift, ruif2 ruifde
2nd person sing. (u) ruift ruifde
2nd person sing. (gij) ruift ruifde
3rd person singular ruift ruifde
plural ruiven ruifden
subjunctive sing.1 ruive ruifde
subjunctive plur.1 ruiven ruifden
imperative sing. ruif
imperative plur.1 ruift
participles ruivend geruifd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Conjugation
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Conjugation of ruiven (strong class 2b)
infinitive ruiven
past singular roof
past participle geroven
infinitive ruiven
gerund ruiven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ruif roof
2nd person sing. (jij) ruift, ruif2 roof
2nd person sing. (u) ruift roof
2nd person sing. (gij) ruift rooft
3rd person singular ruift roof
plural ruiven roven
subjunctive sing.1 ruive rove
subjunctive plur.1 ruiven roven
imperative sing. ruif
imperative plur.1 ruift
participles ruivend geroven
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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ruiven

  1. plural of ruif

References

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