doven

Danish

Etymology

Confer the Old Norse dofinn (“dead”).

Adjective

doven (neuter dovent, plural and definite dovne, comparative dovnere, superlative dovnest)

1. lazy (unwilling to work)
2. stale (of beverages)

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Verb

doven

1. to extinguish

Conjugation

Conjugation of doven (weak)

infinitive	doven
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	doof	doofde
2nd person singular	dooft	doofde
3rd person singular	dooft	doofde
plural	doven	doofden
subjunctive sing.1	dove	doofde
subjunctive plur.1	doven	doofden
imperative sing.	doof
imperative plur.1	dooft
participles	dovend	(hebben) gedoofd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• uitdoven
• verdoven

Noun

doven

1. plural form of dove#Dutch

Anagrams

• vonde

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Norwegian

Etymology

Confer the Old Norse dofinn (“dead”).

Adjective

doven (neuter dovent, plural and definite dovne, comparative dovnere, superlative dovnest)

1. lazy (unwilling to work)