spieren

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -irən

Noun

spieren

1. plural of spier

Verb

spieren

1. (intransitive, reflexive, Suriname, vulgar) to have a hard-on, to have an erection

Conjugation

Conjugation of spieren (weak)
infinitive	spieren
past singular	spierde
past participle	gespierd
infinitive	spieren
gerund	spieren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	spier	spierde
2nd person sing. (jij)	spiert, spier2	spierde
2nd person sing. (u)	spiert	spierde
2nd person sing. (gij)	spiert	spierde
3rd person singular	spiert	spierde
plural	spieren	spierden
subjunctive sing.1	spiere	spierde
subjunctive plur.1	spieren	spierden
imperative sing.	spier
imperative plur.1	spiert
participles	spierend	gespierd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• spiren (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle High German spürn, from Old High German spurien, from Proto-Germanic *spurjaną. Cognate with German spüren, Dutch speuren, Old English spyrian, Icelandic spyrja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpiːren/, [ˈʃpiə̯.ʀən], [ˈʃpiː.ʀən]

Verb

spieren (third-person singular present spiert, past participle gespuert or gespiert, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to feel, to touch
   • 2010, “Crémant an der Chamber”‎^[1]performed by Serge Tonnar:

     Jidderee schwätzt vun der Kris, ech spieren se awer net sou richteg.
     Vläicht läit dat och u menger Analys, do ass d’Ekonomie net grad sou wichteg.

     Everybody’s talking about the crisis, but I don’t really feel it.
     Maybe it’s because of my analysis, in which the economy is not quite as important

2. (reflexive) to feel

Conjugation

Regular

infinitive	spieren
participle	gespuert
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	spieren	—
2nd singular	spiers	spier
3rd singular	spiert	—
1st plural	spieren	—
2nd plural	spiert	spiert
3rd plural	spieren	—

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Synonyms

• fillen