gapen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gapen, from Old Dutch *gapon, from Proto-West Germanic *gapōn, from Proto-Germanic *gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁y- (“to gape, be wide open”), related to Ancient Greek χάσκω (kháskō), Russian зия́ть (zijátʹ), Sanskrit विजिहीते (vijihīte), and Proto-Germanic *gīnaną, *ganōną (English yawn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣaːpə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ga‧pen
• Rhymes: -aːpən

Verb

gapen

1. (intransitive) to yawn
2. (intransitive) to gape

Conjugation

Conjugation of gapen (weak)
infinitive	gapen
past singular	gaapte
past participle	gegaapt
infinitive	gapen
gerund	gapen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	gaap	gaapte
2nd person sing. (jij)	gaapt, gaap2	gaapte
2nd person sing. (u)	gaapt	gaapte
2nd person sing. (gij)	gaapt	gaapte
3rd person singular	gaapt	gaapte
plural	gapen	gaapten
subjunctive sing.1	gape	gaapte
subjunctive plur.1	gapen	gaapten
imperative sing.	gaap
imperative plur.1	gaapt
participles	gapend	gegaapt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

• geeuwen

Derived terms

• aangapen
• gaap
• gaapverwekkend
• vergapen

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: gaap
• Negerhollands: gav
• → Guyanese Creole English: gapia-mouth (possibly influenced by Virgin Islands Dutch Creole)
• → Papiamentu: hap, haap