schermutselen
Dutch
Etymology
Back-formation from schermutseling.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sxɛr.ˈmʏt.sə.lə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ʏtsələn
Verb
schermutselen
- (intransitive) to skirmish
Conjugation
| Conjugation of schermutselen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | schermutselen | |||
| past singular | schermutselde | |||
| past participle | geschermutseld | |||
| infinitive | schermutselen | |||
| gerund | schermutselen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | schermutsel | schermutselde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | schermutselt, schermutsel2 | schermutselde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | schermutselt | schermutselde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | schermutselt | schermutselde | ||
| 3rd person singular | schermutselt | schermutselde | ||
| plural | schermutselen | schermutselden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | schermutsele | schermutselde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | schermutselen | schermutselden | ||
| imperative sing. | schermutsel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | schermutselt | |||
| participles | schermutselend | geschermutseld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
References
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “schermutseling”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute