vernielen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch vernielen, a verb derived (with the circumfix ver- -en) from the word niel, which appears to have meant "prone", and which derives from Proto-Germanic *nīwalaz (compare Old English neowol). The verb thus originally may have meant "to topple" or "to overthrow".
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]vernielen
- to destroy
- Synonym: vernietigen
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of vernielen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | vernielen | |||
past singular | vernielde | |||
past participle | vernield | |||
infinitive | vernielen | |||
gerund | vernielen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | verniel | vernielde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | vernielt, verniel2 | vernielde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | vernielt | vernielde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | vernielt | vernielde | ||
3rd person singular | vernielt | vernielde | ||
plural | vernielen | vernielden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | verniele | vernielde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | vernielen | vernielden | ||
imperative sing. | verniel | |||
imperative plur.1 | vernielt | |||
participles | vernielend | vernield | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “vernielen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute