From earlier-er, fromMiddle Dutch-er, the dative plural plural of which was-eren (compareGerman-ern). The use for all cases in Modern Dutch is probably due to a desire to over-illustrate the plural (that is-er +-en, comparing the dialectal byform-ers). The simple form of the suffix can still be seen in many compounds such askindertijd, and in the formation of plural diminutives (kindertjes,radertjes). CompareEnglish-ren.
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FromMiddle Dutch-eren, fromMiddle French-er orOld French-er, fromLatin-āre.
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| Conjugation of-eren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | -eren | |||
| past singular | -erde | |||
| past participle | ge- -erd | |||
| infinitive | -eren | |||
| gerund | -erenn | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | -er | -erde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | -ert,-er2 | -erde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | -ert | -erde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | -ert | -erde | ||
| 3rd person singular | -ert | -erde | ||
| plural | -eren | -erden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | -ere | -erde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | -eren | -erden | ||
| imperative sing. | -er | |||
| imperative plur.1 | -ert | |||
| participles | -erend | ge- -erd | ||
| 1)Archaic.2) In case ofinversion. | ||||
Inherited fromOld English-erian,-orian,-rian, fromProto-West Germanic*-rōn,*-iʀōn, fromProto-Germanic*-rōną or*-izōną.
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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
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