entern
German
Etymology
Via German Low German from Middle Low German entern, itself (probably via Middle Dutch enteren) from Spanish entrar. Compare modern Dutch enteren.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛntɐn/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: en‧tern
Verb
entern (weak, third-person singular present entert, past tense enterte, past participle geentert, auxiliary haben)
- to board (an enemy ship)
Conjugation
Conjugation of entern (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | entern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | enternd | ||||
| past participle | geentert | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich entre ich entere ich enter |
wir entern | i | ich entere ich entre |
wir entern |
| du enterst | ihr entert | du enterest du entrest |
ihr enteret ihr entret | ||
| er entert | sie entern | er entere er entre |
sie entern | ||
| preterite | ich enterte | wir enterten | ii | ich enterte1 | wir enterten1 |
| du entertest | ihr entertet | du entertest1 | ihr entertet1 | ||
| er enterte | sie enterten | er enterte1 | sie enterten1 | ||
| imperative | entre (du) enter (du) entere (du) |
entert (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of entern (weak, auxiliary haben)
Derived terms
- Enterhaken
- Enterung