percoleert

Percoleert is a Dutch verb meaning to percolate, or to move a liquid through a porous medium, effectively filtering as it passes. The term is used across disciplines such as hydrology, soil science, filtration, and in everyday contexts like coffee brewing, where hot water percolates through the coffee grounds.

In Dutch the verb belongs to the regular -eren family; conjugation in the present tense includes ik percoleer, jij percoleert, hij percoleert, wij percoleren, jullie percoleren, zij percoleren. Example: Het water percoleert langzaam door het zand.

Origin and related terms: The Dutch verb is cognate with the English percolate and derives from the same root that yields percolation. Etymological notes point to Latin percolare or related Romance forms, through which Dutch inherited the sense of filtering through a medium.

Applications: In hydrology, percoleert describes groundwater movement through soils and rock layers. In filtration technology, it refers to the passage of a liquid through filter media. In food and beverage, percoleert describes the brewing process where water passes through ground coffee.

See also:

- percolation

- percolator

- coffee maker

- Darcy's law

- filtration