twitteren

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʋɪ.tə.rən/

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• Hyphenation: twit‧te‧ren
• Rhymes: -ɪtərən

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Twitter

Verb

twitteren

1. to tweet (post on Twitter)

   Synonyms: tweeten, x'en

2. to use Twitter

   Synonym: x'en

Conjugation

Conjugation of twitteren (weak)
infinitive	twitteren
past singular	twitterde
past participle	getwitterd
infinitive	twitteren
gerund	twitteren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	twitter	twitterde
2nd person sing. (jij)	twittert, twitter2	twitterde
2nd person sing. (u)	twittert	twitterde
2nd person sing. (gij)	twittert	twitterde
3rd person singular	twittert	twitterde
plural	twitteren	twitterden
subjunctive sing.1	twittere	twitterde
subjunctive plur.1	twitteren	twitterden
imperative sing.	twitter
imperative plur.1	twittert
participles	twitterend	getwitterd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English twitter, or onomatopoeic.

Verb

twitteren

1. (rare) to tweet (utter a succession of chirps)

   Synonyms: kwetteren, tjilpen

   • 1904, J. Steynen, Maagdlykheid‎^[1]:

     In den ouden kastanjeboom zat 'n vink, die twitterde, zingen wou van lentepret; lief-onbeholpen stiet ie de nootjes uit het vroolijke bekje in de morgenlucht, die de fijne geuren droeg van de maartviooltjes.

     In the old chestnut tree sat a finch, which tweeted, wanted to sing for the joy of spring; sweetly and clumsily he thrust the nuts from its cheerful beak into the morning air, which carried the fine scents of the March violets.

   • 1950, S. van der Zee, “Morellenmijmeringen”, in Twentsch dagblad Tubantia en Enschedesche courant en Vrije Twentsche courant‎^[2], volume 144, number 79:

     Boven op de ladder ga ik zitten en vermaak me met een paar uitgevlogen koolmezen, die midden in de morel zitten te twitteren.

     I'm sitting atop the ladder and amuse myself with a couple of fledged great tits, which are tweeting in the middle of the cherry tree.

Conjugation

Conjugation of twitteren (weak)
infinitive	twitteren
past singular	twitterde
past participle	getwitterd
infinitive	twitteren
gerund	twitteren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	twitter	twitterde
2nd person sing. (jij)	twittert, twitter2	twitterde
2nd person sing. (u)	twittert	twitterde
2nd person sing. (gij)	twittert	twitterde
3rd person singular	twittert	twitterde
plural	twitteren	twitterden
subjunctive sing.1	twittere	twitterde
subjunctive plur.1	twitteren	twitterden
imperative sing.	twitter
imperative plur.1	twittert
participles	twitterend	getwitterd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.