schakeren
Dutch
Etymology
Back-formation from geschakeerd (which was interpreted as a past participle), from Middle Dutch gescakiert, originally a heraldic term (English chequy) referring to checkered squares borrowed from Old French eschequeré.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsxaːˈkeː.rə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eːrən
Verb
schakeren
- (of colors) to alternate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of schakeren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | schakeren | |||
| past singular | schakeerde | |||
| past participle | geschakeerd | |||
| infinitive | schakeren | |||
| gerund | schakeren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | schakeer | schakeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | schakeert, schakeer2 | schakeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | schakeert | schakeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | schakeert | schakeerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | schakeert | schakeerde | ||
| plural | schakeren | schakeerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | schakere | schakeerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | schakeren | schakeerden | ||
| imperative sing. | schakeer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | schakeert | |||
| participles | schakerend | geschakeerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- schakering
Related terms
References
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “schakeren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute