gevangen

Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gafangan, past participle of *fą̄han, equivalent to ge- +‎ vangen. Comparable to Middle Low German gevangen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈʋɑŋə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑŋən

Adjective

gevangen (not comparable)

  1. caught, captive

Inflection
Inflection of gevangen
uninflected gevangen
inflected gevangen
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial gevangen
indefinite m./f. sing. gevangen
n. sing. gevangen
plural gevangen
definite gevangen
partitive gevangens

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Negerhollands: gevangen

Noun

gevangen

  1. Plural form of gevang

Noun

gevangen c (plural gevangenen)

  1. Archaic form of gevangene.

Usage notes

The archaic variant is still very common in compounds.

Participle

gevangen

  1. past participle of vangen

Inflection
Inflection of gevangen
uninflected gevangen
inflected gevangen
positive
predicative/adverbial gevangen
indefinite m./f. sing. gevangen
n. sing. gevangen
plural gevangen
definite gevangen
partitive gevangens
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