uiteenvloeit

Uiteenvloeit is a term found in Dutch linguistic and philological contexts, used to denote the act of flowing outward. Etymologywise, it combines uit (out) with vloeit (the present tense form of vloeien, to flow). In modern Dutch, the most common construction is vloeit uit, with the past tense being vloeide uit. Uiteenvloeit appears mainly in historical texts, regional dialects, and discussions of older orthography, and is sometimes encountered as a single-word form in older spellings.

Usage and interpretation typically describe liquids, gases, or more abstract flows that originate at a source and move outward. In historical prose one might encounter formulations such as “het water uiteenvloeit uit de bron en vult de vallei.” In contemporary Dutch, however, the preferred form is the separated construction “het water vloeit uit de bron en vult de vallei,” reflecting current syntactic norms and orthography.

Stand in linguistics and philology: scholars often treat uiteenvloeit as an archaic or stylistic variant rather than a distinct lexical item in modern Dutch. Its occurrence helps illustrate older spelling practices and the evolution of verb cluster construction in the language.

See also: uitvloeien, vloeien. References to the term typically appear in discussions of Dutch historical spelling, diachronic syntax, or dialect corpora.