rouw

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch rouwe, ruwe, from Old Dutch *reuwa, from Proto-West Germanic *hreuwu. The noun rouw belongs to the verb rouwen.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rouw m (uncountable)

  1. mourning
  2. sorrow, grief

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Papiamentu: rou

Verb[edit]

rouw

  1. inflection of rouwen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

References[edit]

  1. ^ de Vries / de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Utrecht 1986 (14de druk), →ISBN; article rouw
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