etsen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛt.sə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: et‧sen
• Rhymes: -ɛtsən

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German ätzen (“to etch”), from Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German azzon (“to cause to bite or feed”), from Proto-Germanic *atjaną, causative of *etaną (“to eat”).

Verb

etsen

1. (transitive) to etch
2. (transitive) to corrode with chemicals

Conjugation

Conjugation of etsen (weak)
infinitive	etsen
past singular	etste
past participle	geëtst
infinitive	etsen
gerund	etsen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	ets	etste
2nd person sing. (jij)	etst, ets2	etste
2nd person sing. (u)	etst	etste
2nd person sing. (gij)	etst	etste
3rd person singular	etst	etste
plural	etsen	etsten
subjunctive sing.1	etse	etste
subjunctive plur.1	etsen	etsten
imperative sing.	ets
imperative plur.1	etst
participles	etsend	geëtst
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• ets
• etser
• etsnaald

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

etsen

1. plural of ets

Anagrams

• steen