essayeren
Dutch
Alternative forms
- assayeeren, essayeeren, essaieren, essaieeren, essaaieren (obsolete)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ.saːˈjeː.rə(n)/, /ɛ.sɛˈjeː.rə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: es‧sa‧ye‧ren, es‧say‧eren
- Rhymes: -eːrən
Verb
essayeren
- (transitive) to assay (analyze or estimate the composition or value of (a metal, ore etc.))
Conjugation
| Conjugation of essayeren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | essayeren | |||
| past singular | essayeerde | |||
| past participle | geëssayeerd | |||
| infinitive | essayeren | |||
| gerund | essayeren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | essayeer | essayeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | essayeert, essayeer2 | essayeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | essayeert | essayeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | essayeert | essayeerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | essayeert | essayeerde | ||
| plural | essayeren | essayeerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | essayere | essayeerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | essayeren | essayeerden | ||
| imperative sing. | essayeer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | essayeert | |||
| participles | essayerend | geëssayeerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
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References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “essayeren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
- Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “essayeren”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001