dagen
English
Noun
dagen (plural dagens)
- Alternative spelling of degen
Anagrams
Danish
Noun
dagen
- singular definite of dag
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdaːɣə(n)/
- Rhymes: -aːɣən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch dāgen, from Old Dutch *dagon, from Proto-Germanic *dagāną.
Verb
dagen
- (intransitive) to dawn
- (transitive) to light, illuminate, color by lighting
- (intransitive) to rise
- (intransitive) to start, begin
- (intransitive) to begin to become understood
- (transitive, law) to subpoena, summon to appear in court
- (transitive) to call, summon to battle, notably against uproar
Inflection
| Inflection of dagen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dagen | |||
| past singular | daagde | |||
| past participle | gedaagd | |||
| infinitive | dagen | |||
| gerund | dagen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | daag | daagde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | daagt | daagde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | daagt | daagde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | daagt | daagde | ||
| 3rd person singular | daagt | daagde | ||
| plural | dagen | daagden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | dage | daagde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dagen | daagden | ||
| imperative sing. | daag | |||
| imperative plur.1 | daagt | |||
| participles | dagend | gedaagd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
(dawn):
- gloren
- krieken
(light):
(rise):
(start):
(summon):
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See etymology on the main entry.
Noun
dagen
- Plural form of dag
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *dagon, from Proto-Germanic *dagāną.
Verb
dāgen
- to dawn, to become day
- to rest (a horse)
- to let someone wait, to delay
- to summon to appear on a certain day
- to summon to a court
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | dāgen | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | dāgen | |
| In genitive | dāgens | |
| In dative | dāgene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | dāge | — |
| 2nd singular | dāechs, dāges | — |
| 3rd singular | dāecht, dāget | — |
| 1st plural | dāgen | — |
| 2nd plural | dāecht, dāget | — |
| 3rd plural | dāgen | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | dāge | — |
| 2nd singular | dāechs, dāges | — |
| 3rd singular | dāge | — |
| 1st plural | dāgen | — |
| 2nd plural | dāecht, dāget | — |
| 3rd plural | dāgen | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | dāech, dāge | |
| Plural | dāecht, dāget | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | dāgende | — |
Descendants
Further reading
- “daghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “dagen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
dagen m
- definite singular of dag
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
dagen m
- definite singular of dag
Swedish
Noun
dagen
- definite singular of dag
West Frisian
Noun
dagen
- plural of dei
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