wiegen
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch wiegen, derived from wiege (“cradle”) (Modern Dutch wieg).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editwiegen
Conjugation
editConjugation of wiegen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | wiegen | |||
past singular | wiegde | |||
past participle | gewiegd | |||
infinitive | wiegen | |||
gerund | wiegen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | wieg | wiegde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | wiegt, wieg2 | wiegde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | wiegt | wiegde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | wiegt | wiegde | ||
3rd person singular | wiegt | wiegde | ||
plural | wiegen | wiegden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | wiege | wiegde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | wiegen | wiegden | ||
imperative sing. | wieg | |||
imperative plur.1 | wiegt | |||
participles | wiegend | gewiegd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
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editGerman
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈviːɡən/, [ˈviː.ɡŋ̍], [ˈʋiː-], [-ɡən]
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: wie‧gen
- Rhymes: -iːɡn̩
Etymology 1
editFrom Middle High German wigen, a north-western variant of wegen, from generalisation of the latter's present singular forms (wige, wiges, wiget). Further from Old High German wegan, from Proto-West Germanic *wegan.
Cognate with Luxembourgish weien, Dutch wegen, English weigh, Danish veje, Icelandic vega.
The original e-form is preserved in the doublet wägen, which is now chiefly restricted to figurative senses and derivatives (abwägen, erwägen). Moreover, bewegen is partly from the same verb, partly from the causative (Proto-Germanic *wagjaną).
Verb
editwiegen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present wiegt, past tense wog, past participle gewogen, past subjunctive wöge, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to weigh; to be of a certain weight
- (usually transitive) to weigh; to measure the weight of
- Vom Wiegen wird die Sau nicht fett - The sow does not get fat from being weighed (You don't change a thing by checking it again)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | wiegen | ||||
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present participle | wiegend | ||||
past participle | gewogen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich wiege | wir wiegen | i | ich wiege | wir wiegen |
du wiegst | ihr wiegt | du wiegest | ihr wieget | ||
er wiegt | sie wiegen | er wiege | sie wiegen | ||
preterite | ich wog | wir wogen | ii | ich wöge1 | wir wögen1 |
du wogst | ihr wogt | du wögest1 du wögst1 |
ihr wöget1 ihr wögt1 | ||
er wog | sie wogen | er wöge1 | sie wögen1 | ||
imperative | wieg (du) wiege (du) |
wiegt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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editEtymology 2
editFrom Middle High German wigen, from wige (“cradle”) (modern Wiege).
Verb
editwiegen (weak, third-person singular present wiegt, past tense wiegte, past participle gewiegt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or reflexive) to move (something) from side to side; to sway; to shake; to rock
- Das Kind in den Schlaf wiegen ― rock the child to sleep
- Jemanden in Sicherheit wiegen ― feigning security to someone
- (transitive) to chop (e.g. herbs); to mince
Conjugation
editinfinitive | wiegen | ||||
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present participle | wiegend | ||||
past participle | gewiegt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich wiege | wir wiegen | i | ich wiege | wir wiegen |
du wiegst | ihr wiegt | du wiegest | ihr wieget | ||
er wiegt | sie wiegen | er wiege | sie wiegen | ||
preterite | ich wiegte | wir wiegten | ii | ich wiegte1 | wir wiegten1 |
du wiegtest | ihr wiegtet | du wiegtest1 | ihr wiegtet1 | ||
er wiegte | sie wiegten | er wiegte1 | sie wiegten1 | ||
imperative | wieg (du) wiege (du) |
wiegt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “wiegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “wiegen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “wiegen” in OpenThesaurus.de
- “ein Gewichthaben, feststellen” in Duden online
- “schaukeln, zerkleinern, aufrauen” in Duden online
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