zeven

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch seven, from Old Dutch sivun, sivon, from Proto-Germanic *sebun, from earlier *sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥, with -t added through influence of "nine" and "ten". Compare German sieben, English seven.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eːvən
  • IPA(key): /ˈzeː.və(n)/, /ˈzøː.və(n)/
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Numeral

Dutch cardinal numbers
 <  6 7 8  > 
    Cardinal : zeven
    Ordinal : zevende

zeven

  1. (cardinal) seven

Verb

zeven

  1. to sift, sieve, strain

Inflection

Inflection of zeven (weak)
infinitive zeven
past singular zeefde
past participle gezeefd
infinitive zeven
gerund zeven n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular zeef zeefde
2nd person sing. (jij) zeeft zeefde
2nd person sing. (u) zeeft zeefde
2nd person sing. (gij) zeeft zeefde
3rd person singular zeeft zeefde
plural zeven zeefden
subjunctive sing.1 zeve zeefde
subjunctive plur.1 zeven zeefden
imperative sing. zeef
imperative plur.1 zeeft
participles zevend gezeefd
1) Archaic.

Noun

zeven

  1. Plural form of zeef
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