dempen

See also: dëmpen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dempen, from Old Dutch *dempen, from Proto-Germanic *dampijaną (“to cause to smoke/emit vapour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛmpə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: dem‧pen
• Rhymes: -ɛmpən

Verb

dempen

1. (transitive) to diminish, to dampen, to subdue, to dim, to make faint or less pronounced
2. (transitive) to fill in, to put material into to reduce depth

Conjugation

Conjugation of dempen (weak)
infinitive	dempen
past singular	dempte
past participle	gedempt
infinitive	dempen
gerund	dempen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	demp	dempte
2nd person sing. (jij)	dempt, demp2	dempte
2nd person sing. (u)	dempt	dempte
2nd person sing. (gij)	dempt	dempte
3rd person singular	dempt	dempte
plural	dempen	dempten
subjunctive sing.1	dempe	dempte
subjunctive plur.1	dempen	dempten
imperative sing.	demp
imperative plur.1	dempt
participles	dempend	gedempt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• demping
• ontdempen
• uitdempen

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: dèmpel, dempel