entwesen
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German entwesen. Equivalent to ent- (“un-, dis-, off”) + wesen (“to be”).
Verb
editentwesen (weak, third-person singular present entwest, past tense entweste, past participle entwest, auxiliary haben)
- (poetic or philosophy) to deprive (something) of its being or essence
- (obsolete) to be lacking, not to be there
- (obsolete) to lack, not to have
Conjugation
editinfinitive | entwesen | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | entwesend | ||||
past participle | entwest | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich entwese | wir entwesen | i | ich entwese | wir entwesen |
du entwest | ihr entwest | du entwesest | ihr entweset | ||
er entwest | sie entwesen | er entwese | sie entwesen | ||
preterite | ich entweste | wir entwesten | ii | ich entweste1 | wir entwesten1 |
du entwestest | ihr entwestet | du entwestest1 | ihr entwestet1 | ||
er entweste | sie entwesten | er entweste1 | sie entwesten1 | ||
imperative | entwes (du) entwese (du) |
entwest (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editEarly 20th century, probably formed after verwesen (“to rot, decay, putrefy”).
Verb
editentwesen (weak, third-person singular present entwest, past tense entweste, past participle entwest, auxiliary haben)
- to rid of vermin (chiefly insects and other invertebrates), especially by fumigation
Conjugation
editinfinitive | entwesen | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | entwesend | ||||
past participle | entwest | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich entwese | wir entwesen | i | ich entwese | wir entwesen |
du entwest | ihr entwest | du entwesest | ihr entweset | ||
er entwest | sie entwesen | er entwese | sie entwesen | ||
preterite | ich entweste | wir entwesten | ii | ich entweste1 | wir entwesten1 |
du entwestest | ihr entwestet | du entwestest1 | ihr entwestet1 | ||
er entweste | sie entwesten | er entweste1 | sie entwesten1 | ||
imperative | entwes (du) entwese (du) |
entwest (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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- German 3-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms prefixed with ent-
- German lemmas
- German verbs
- German weak verbs
- German verbs using haben as auxiliary
- German poetic terms
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