bouwen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bouwen, from Old Dutch buwan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑu̯ə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bou‧wen
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən

Verb

bouwen

  1. (transitive) to build, to construct
  2. (transitive, dialectal) to cultivate, to till
    Synonym: verbouwen

Conjugation

Conjugation of bouwen (weak)
infinitive bouwen
past singular bouwde
past participle gebouwd
infinitive bouwen
gerund bouwen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bouw bouwde
2nd person sing. (jij) bouwt, bouw2 bouwde
2nd person sing. (u) bouwt bouwde
2nd person sing. (gij) bouwt bouwde
3rd person singular bouwt bouwde
plural bouwen bouwden
subjunctive sing.1 bouwe bouwde
subjunctive plur.1 bouwen bouwden
imperative sing. bouw
imperative plur.1 bouwt
participles bouwend gebouwd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

verbs

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: bou
  • Jersey Dutch: bāue
  • Negerhollands: bou, bau, bow
  • Aukan: bow
  • Papiamentu: bouw (dated)
  • Sranan Tongo: bow
    • Lokono: bowdun
    • Caribbean Javanese: ngebau

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch buwan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną.

Verb

bouwen

  1. to build, to found
  2. to till, to work (land)
  3. to inhabit, to dwell
  4. to cultivate, to cherish

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: bouwen
    • Afrikaans: bou
    • Jersey Dutch: bāue
    • Negerhollands: bou, bau, bow
    • Aukan: bow
    • Papiamentu: bouw (dated)
    • Sranan Tongo: bow
      • Lokono: bowdun
      • Caribbean Javanese: ngebau
  • Limburgish: boewe

Further reading

Middle English

Verb

bouwen

  1. alternative form of bowen

Middle High German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈbɔʊ̯wən/

Verb

bouwen (class 2 weak, third-person singular present bouwet, past tense bouwete, past participle gebouwet, auxiliary hān)

  1. alternative form of būwen

Conjugation

References