bleiten

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === blèten === Etymology === Umlaut-form of blaten (“to bleat”). Both cognate to English bleat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblɛi̯.tə(n)/ Hyphenation: blei‧ten Rhymes: -ɛi̯tən === Verb === bleiten (chiefly Belgium, intransitive, derogatory) to loudly cry, to whine Synonyms: see Thesaurus:huilen ==== Conjugation ==== Some speakers consider the verb to be blijten, the past singular to be bleet and the past participle to be gebleten. This is not generally accepted. ==== Derived terms ==== bleitkous bleiter bleiterig === References === [1]