hoesten

See also: hösten

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦus.tə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: hoes‧ten
• Rhymes: -ustən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hoesten, from Old Dutch *huoston, from Proto-Germanic *hwōstōną, derived from the strong verb *hwōsaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂s-.

Verb

hoesten

1. (intransitive) to cough, push air from the lungs forcefully, as because of a cold
2. (intransitive) to suffer from a (disease which causes a) cough
3. (intransitive) to clear one's throat, notably by emulating the above

Conjugation

Conjugation of hoesten (weak)
infinitive	hoesten
past singular	hoestte
past participle	gehoest
infinitive	hoesten
gerund	hoesten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hoest	hoestte
2nd person sing. (jij)	hoest	hoestte
2nd person sing. (u)	hoest	hoestte
2nd person sing. (gij)	hoest	hoestte
3rd person singular	hoest	hoestte
plural	hoesten	hoestten
subjunctive sing.1	hoeste	hoestte
subjunctive plur.1	hoesten	hoestten
imperative sing.	hoest
imperative plur.1	hoest
participles	hoestend	gehoest
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• gehoest
• hoestdrank
• hoestmiddel
• hoestvlaag
• ophoesten
• uithoesten

Related terms

• hoest

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hoes
• Negerhollands: hoest

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

hoesten

1. plural of hoest