miezeren

Dutch

Alternative forms

• miezelen

Etymology

Variant of miezelen, from Middle Dutch misel (“drizzle, mist”) or Middle Low German miseln, from Proto-Germanic *mihstaz (“fog, mist”) or Proto-Germanic *mīganą (“to urinate”). See English mizzle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.zə.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: mie‧ze‧ren

Verb

miezeren

1. to drizzle, rain lightly

   Synonym: motregenen

Conjugation

Conjugation of miezeren (weak)
infinitive	miezeren
past singular	miezerde
past participle	gemiezerd
infinitive	miezeren
gerund	miezeren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	miezer	miezerde
2nd person sing. (jij)	miezert, miezer2	miezerde
2nd person sing. (u)	miezert	miezerde
2nd person sing. (gij)	miezert	miezerde
3rd person singular	miezert	miezerde
plural	miezeren	miezerden
subjunctive sing.1	miezere	miezerde
subjunctive plur.1	miezeren	miezerden
imperative sing.	miezer
imperative plur.1	miezert
participles	miezerend	gemiezerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• miezerregen

 

Related terms

• miezerig

 

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
• EtymologieBank.nl