toveren
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch tôveren, from Old Dutch *tōvaron, from Proto-Germanic *taubrōną. Equivalent to tover + -en.
Pronunciation
Verb
toveren
- (intransitive) to perform magic
- (intransitive, figuratively) to do amazing things
- Hij kan toveren: met het kleinste budget behaalt hij de beste resultaten.
- He can perform magic: with the lesser budget he gets the best results.
Inflection
Conjugation of toveren (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | toveren | |||
past singular | toverde | |||
past participle | getoverd | |||
infinitive | toveren | |||
gerund | toveren n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | tover | toverde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | tovert, tover2 | toverde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | tovert | toverde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | tovert | toverde | ||
3rd person singular | tovert | toverde | ||
plural | toveren | toverden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | tovere | toverde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | toveren | toverden | ||
imperative sing. | tover | |||
imperative plur.1 | tovert | |||
participles | toverend | getoverd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
- betoveren
- tovenaar/tovenares
- toveraar
- toverachtig
- toverbal
- toverboek
- toverdrank
- toverfluit
- toverhazelaar
- toverkracht
- toverlantaarn
- toverslag
- toverspreuk
- toverstaf
- toverstok
- tovertuin
Descendants
- Afrikaans: toor
Anagrams
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *tōvaron, from Proto-Germanic *taubrōną. Equivalent to tôver + -en.
Verb
tôveren
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “toveren (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “toveren”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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