vrouwe

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Older form of vrouw.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

vrouwe f (plural vrouwen, diminutive vrouwtje n)

  1. (formal) noblewoman
  2. (formal) esteemed woman

Usage notes[edit]

Not to be confused with vrouw (“woman”).

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

Noun[edit]

vrouwe f

  1. lady, noblewoman
  2. lady, any woman of prestige
  3. woman in general

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms[edit]

- general:

- persons:

Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: vrouw
    • Afrikaans: vrou
    • Negerhollands: vro, vrou, frou, fru, vrow
      • → Virgin Islands Creole: fru (dated)
    • → Aukan: folow
    • → English: vrouw
    • → Sranan Tongo: frow
  • Limburgish: vrów
  • West Flemish: vrouwe
  • Zealandic: vrouwe
  • → English: frow

Further reading[edit]

Middle High German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old High German frouwa.

Noun[edit]

vrouwe f

  1. lady, madam
    ze vrouwen ― as wife

Declension[edit]

Declension of vrouwe (feminine, weak)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative einiu diu vrouwe die vrouwen
genitive einer dër vrouwen dër vrouwen
dative einer dër vrouwen dën vrouwen
accusative eine die vrouwen die vrouwen

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “vrouwe”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke‎[1], Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Zealandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch vrouwe, from Old Dutch frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

Noun[edit]

vrouwe f (plural vrouwen)

  1. woman
    Synonym: wuuf
  2. wife
    Synonym: wuuf
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