Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvlɛx.tə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: vlech‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɛxtən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch vlechten, from Old Dutch *flehtan, from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną.

Verb

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vlechten

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to braid
Conjugation
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Conjugation of vlechten (strong class 3b)
infinitive vlechten
past singular vlocht
past participle gevlochten
infinitive vlechten
gerund vlechten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular vlecht vlocht
2nd person sing. (jij) vlecht vlocht
2nd person sing. (u) vlecht vlocht
2nd person sing. (gij) vlecht vlocht
3rd person singular vlecht vlocht
plural vlechten vlochten
subjunctive sing.1 vlechte vlochte
subjunctive plur.1 vlechten vlochten
imperative sing. vlecht
imperative plur.1 vlecht
participles vlechtend gevlochten
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: vleg

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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vlechten

  1. plural of vlecht

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *flehtan, from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną.

Verb

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vlechten

  1. to braid
  2. to tangle together

Inflection

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Strong class 3
Infinitive vlechten
3rd sg. past vlacht
3rd pl. past vlochten
Past participle gevlochten
Infinitive vlechten
In genitive vlechtens
In dative vlechtene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular vlechte vlacht
2nd singular vlechts, vlechtes vlochts, vlochtes
3rd singular vlecht, vlechtet vlacht
1st plural vlechten vlochten
2nd plural vlecht, vlechtet vlocht, vlochtet
3rd plural vlechten vlochten
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular vlechte vlochte
2nd singular vlechts, vlechtes vlochtes
3rd singular vlechte vlochte
1st plural vlechten vlochten
2nd plural vlecht, vlechtet vlochtet
3rd plural vlechten vlochten
Imperative Present
Singular vlecht, vlechte
Plural vlecht, vlechtet
Present Past
Participle vlechtende gevlochten

Descendants

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Further reading

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Note 1