zepen

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • zeepen (archaic)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzeː.pə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ze‧pen
  • Rhymes: -eːpən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sepen. Equivalent to zeep +‎ -en.

Verb

zepen

  1. (transitive) to soap (to cover with soap or apply soup to)
    De wasvrouw zeepte haar was.
    The washerwoman applied soap to her laundry.
    Synonym: inzepen
Inflection
Inflection of zepen (weak)
infinitive zepen
past singular zeepte
past participle gezeept
infinitive zepen
gerund zepen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular zeepzeepte
2nd person sing. (jij) zeeptzeepte
2nd person sing. (u) zeeptzeepte
2nd person sing. (gij) zeeptzeepte
3rd person singular zeeptzeepte
plural zepenzeepten
subjunctive sing.1 zepezeepte
subjunctive plur.1 zepenzeepten
imperative sing. zeep
imperative plur.1 zeept
participles zependgezeept
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: seep

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

zepen

  1. Plural form of zeep
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