smelten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch smelten, a merger of two Old Dutch [Term?] verbs:

  • *smeltan, from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną, a strong intransitive verb.
  • *smelten, from Proto-Germanic *smaltijaną, weak causative of the above.

Pronunciation

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Verb

smelten

  1. (intransitive) to melt
    De boter is gesmolten - The butter has melted.
  2. (transitive) to melt
    Ik heb de boter gesmolten - I melted the butter.

Inflection

Inflection of smelten (strong class 3)
infinitive smelten
past singular smolt
past participle gesmolten
infinitive smelten
gerund smelten n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular smelt smolt
2nd person sing. (jij) smelt smolt
2nd person sing. (u) smelt smolt
2nd person sing. (gij) smelt smolt
3rd person singular smelt smolt
plural smelten smolten
subjunctive sing.1 smelte smolte
subjunctive plur.1 smelten smolten
imperative sing. smelt
imperative plur.1 smelt
participles smeltend gesmolten
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From a merger of two verbs:

Verb

smelten

  1. (intransitive) to melt
  2. (intransitive) to dissolve (in a liquid)
  3. (intransitive) to defecate
  4. (transitive) to melt, to make liquid
  5. (transitive) to reform (into something else)
  6. (transitive) to dissolve (in a liquid)

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Dutch: smelten
  • Limburgish: smöltje

Further reading

  • “smelten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “smelten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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