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breien

See also: Breien and bréien

Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch breiden, from Old Dutch *bregdan, from Proto-Germanic *bregdaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɛi̯ə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: brei‧en
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯ən

Verb

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breien

  1. (transitive) to knit

Conjugation

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Conjugation of breien (weak)
infinitive breien
past singular breide
past participle gebreid
infinitive breien
gerund breien n
present tense past tense
1st person singular brei breide
2nd person sing. (jij) breit, brei2 breide
2nd person sing. (u) breit breide
2nd person sing. (gij) breit breide
3rd person singular breit breide
plural breien breiden
subjunctive sing.1 breie breide
subjunctive plur.1 breien breiden
imperative sing. brei
imperative plur.1 breit
participles breiend gebreid
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Papiamentu: brei (dated)
  • → Saramaccan: beéi
  • → Sranan Tongo: brei
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