tover

See also: Töver

Dutch

Alternative forms

• toover

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoː.vər/

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• Hyphenation: to‧ver
• Rhymes: -oːvər

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch tôver, from Old Dutch *tōver, from Proto-West Germanic *taubr, from Proto-Germanic *taubrą.

Noun

tover m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. (literary) something enchanting, (figurative) magic

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tover

1. inflection of toveren:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• voert

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *tōver, from Proto-West Germanic *taubr, from Proto-Germanic *taubrą.

Noun

tôver n or m

1. (rare) magic, sorcery, spell

Inflection

Strong neuter noun

	singular	plural
nominative	tôver	tôver, tôvere
accusative	tôver	tôver, tôvere
genitive	tôvers	tôvere
dative	tôvere	tôveren

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	tôver	tôvere
accusative	tôver	tôvere
genitive	tôvers	tôvere
dative	tôvere	tôveren

Derived terms

• tôveren

Descendants

• Dutch: tover

Further reading

• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “tover (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II