proeven
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch proeven, from Old French prover, from Latin probō. Doublet of proberen.
Verb
proeven
- (transitive) to taste (something)
- Deze vis proeft raar. ― This fish tastes funny.
- Synonym: smaken
- (transitive) to test by tasting
- Synonym: testen
- (transitive) to experience, taste, try
- Daar, ik proefde hoe de hemel is. ― There, I have tasted what heaven is like.
- (obsolete, transitive) To (provide) prove (for)
- Synonym: bewijzen
Inflection
Conjugation of proeven (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | proeven | |||
past singular | proefde | |||
past participle | geproefd | |||
infinitive | proeven | |||
gerund | proeven n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | proef | proefde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | proeft, proef2 | proefde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | proeft | proefde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | proeft | proefde | ||
3rd person singular | proeft | proefde | ||
plural | proeven | proefden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | proeve | proefde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | proeven | proefden | ||
imperative sing. | proef | |||
imperative plur.1 | proeft | |||
participles | proevend | geproefd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- proefsel
- proeveling
- proever
- proeving
- proefbaar
- proefgenot
- proevensgraag
- proeflokaal
- proevenslust
- beproeven
- herproeven
- bierproever
- boterproever
- fijnproever
- metaalproever
- spijsproever
- proevelwijn
- voorproeven
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
proeven
- (deprecated template usage) Plural form of proef
- (deprecated template usage) Plural form of proeve
Middle Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French prover, from Latin probō.
Verb
proeven
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “proeven (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “proeven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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