logenstraffen

Dutch

Etymology

Altered, influenced by German Lügen strafen, from earlier loghenstroopen (1588), which in turn can be traced back to Middle Dutch loghenstrepen. By surface analysis, logen +‎ straffen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

logenstraffen

  1. (today somewhat formal) to give the lie, refute, contradict
    Antonyms: ontkrachten, dementeren

Conjugation

Conjugation of logenstraffen (weak)
infinitive logenstraffen
past singular logenstrafte
past participle gelogenstraft
infinitive logenstraffen
gerund logenstraffen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular logenstraf logenstrafte
2nd person sing. (jij) logenstraft, logenstraf2 logenstrafte
2nd person sing. (u) logenstraft logenstrafte
2nd person sing. (gij) logenstraft logenstrafte
3rd person singular logenstraft logenstrafte
plural logenstraffen logenstraften
subjunctive sing.1 logenstraffe logenstrafte
subjunctive plur.1 logenstraffen logenstraften
imperative sing. logenstraf
imperative plur.1 logenstraft
participles logenstraffend gelogenstraft
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

  • logenstraffing