droeven

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch droeven, from Old Dutch druoven, from Proto-West Germanic *drōbijan, from Proto-Germanic *drōbijaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdruvə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: droe‧ven
  • Rhymes: -uvən

Verb[edit]

droeven

  1. (ergative, dated) to be sad, to sadden

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of droeven (weak)
infinitive droeven
past singular droefde
past participle gedroefd
infinitive droeven
gerund droeven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular droef droefde
2nd person sing. (jij) droeft droefde
2nd person sing. (u) droeft droefde
2nd person sing. (gij) droeft droefde
3rd person singular droeft droefde
plural droeven droefden
subjunctive sing.1 droeve droefde
subjunctive plur.1 droeven droefden
imperative sing. droef
imperative plur.1 droeft
participles droevend gedroefd
1) Archaic.

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Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch druoven, from Proto-Germanic *drōbijaną.

Verb[edit]

droeven

  1. to be sad, to mourn

Inflection[edit]

Weak
Infinitive droeven
3rd sg. past —
3rd pl. past —
Past participle —
Infinitive droeven
In genitive droevens
In dative droevene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular droeve —
2nd singular droefs, droeves —
3rd singular droeft, droevet —
1st plural droeven —
2nd plural droeft, droevet —
3rd plural droeven —
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular droeve —
2nd singular droefs, droeves —
3rd singular droeve —
1st plural droeven —
2nd plural droeft, droevet —
3rd plural droeven —
Imperative Present
Singular droef, droeve
Plural droeft, droevet
Present Past
Participle droevende —

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: droeven
  • Limburgish: dreuve, druueve

Further reading[edit]

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