boenen

See also: bönen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch boenen, from Old Dutch *bōnon, *bōnen, from Proto-West Germanic *bōnōn, *bōnijan (“to polish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbunə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: boe‧nen
• Rhymes: -unən

Verb

boenen

1. (transitive) to scrub, polish

Inflection

Conjugation of boenen (weak)
infinitive	boenen
past singular	boende
past participle	geboend
infinitive	boenen
gerund	boenen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	boen	boende
2nd person sing. (jij)	boent	boende
2nd person sing. (u)	boent	boende
2nd person sing. (gij)	boent	boende
3rd person singular	boent	boende
plural	boenen	boenden
subjunctive sing.1	boene	boende
subjunctive plur.1	boenen	boenden
imperative sing.	boen
imperative plur.1	boent
participles	boenend	geboend
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• afboenen
• boenwas
• opboenen
• schoonboenen
• uitboenen

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: bunder, boender

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɨ̯nɛn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔi̯nɛn/

Verb

boenen

1. Soft mutation of poenen.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
poenen	boenen	mhoenen	phoenen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.