pluimen
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pluimen
Verb
[edit]pluimen
- (transitive) to remove the plumage from, as before cooking a bird
- (figuratively, transitive) to skin financially
- Nadat hij zijn vader jarenlang had gepluimd hoopte hij vergeefs op een vette erfenis
- After skinning his dad for years, he hoped in vain for a fat inheritance
- Nadat hij zijn vader jarenlang had gepluimd hoopte hij vergeefs op een vette erfenis
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of pluimen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | pluimen | |||
past singular | pluimde | |||
past participle | gepluimd | |||
infinitive | pluimen | |||
gerund | pluimen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | pluim | pluimde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | pluimt, pluim2 | pluimde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | pluimt | pluimde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | pluimt | pluimde | ||
3rd person singular | pluimt | pluimde | ||
plural | pluimen | pluimden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | pluime | pluimde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | pluimen | pluimden | ||
imperative sing. | pluim | |||
imperative plur.1 | pluimt | |||
participles | pluimend | gepluimd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Synonyms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]- pluimen laten
Derived terms
[edit]- gepluimd (adjective)
Related terms
[edit]- pluimage n