lezen

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch lēsen (“to collect, gather, read”), from Old Dutch lesan (“to gather, read”), from Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to gather”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈleːzə(n)/, (Netherlands) [ˈleɪ̯zə(n)] Hyphenation: le‧zen Rhymes: -eːzən === Verb === lezen (transitive) to read (transitive, archaic) to gather (esp. fruits) (1834, Afscheidsrede te s̕ Gravenhage, [1]) (Hollandsch penning-magazijn voor de jeugd, 1844, [2]) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: lees Berbice Creole Dutch: lesi Javindo: lesen Jersey Dutch: lêze Negerhollands: lees → Lokono: alesedin →? Mahican: lesówu → Papiamentu: lesa, leza → Sranan Tongo: leisiAukan: leisiSaramaccan: lési→ Caribbean Javanese: lési→ Kari'na: resima == Low German == === Verb === lezen (especially Dutch Low Saxon) alternative form of lesen (“to read”)