kirren

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

kirren

  1. to coo like a pigeon, speak in a soft and low voice

Conjugation

Conjugation of kirren (weak)
infinitive kirren
past singular kirde
past participle gekird
infinitive kirren
gerund kirren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kir kirde
2nd person sing. (jij) kirt, kir2 kirde
2nd person sing. (u) kirt kirde
2nd person sing. (gij) kirt kirde
3rd person singular kirt kirde
plural kirren kirden
subjunctive sing.1 kirre kirde
subjunctive plur.1 kirren kirden
imperative sing. kir
imperative plur.1 kirt
participles kirrend gekird
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kir

Finnish

Noun

kirren

  1. genitive singular of kirsi

German

Etymology

From kirre (tame) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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Verb

kirren (weak, third-person singular present kirrt, past tense kirrte, past participle gekirrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (hunting, ornithology) to make an animal tame with fodder

Conjugation