brouwen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrɑu̯ə(n)/
- Hyphenation: brou‧wen
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən
- Homophone: brauwen
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch brouwen, bruwen, from Old Dutch *briuwan, from Proto-West Germanic *breuwan, from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną.
Verb
brouwen
- (transitive) to brew
Conjugation
| Conjugation of brouwen (weak with strong past participle) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | brouwen | |||
| past singular | brouwde | |||
| past participle | gebrouwen | |||
| infinitive | brouwen | |||
| gerund | brouwen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | brouw | brouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | brouwt, brouw2 | brouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | brouwt | brouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | brouwt | brouwde | ||
| 3rd person singular | brouwt | brouwde | ||
| plural | brouwen | brouwden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | brouwe | brouwde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | brouwen | brouwden | ||
| imperative sing. | brouw | |||
| imperative plur.1 | brouwt | |||
| participles | brouwend | gebrouwen | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Verb
brouwen
- (intransitive) to pronounce the sound "r" as a uvular consonant
Conjugation
| Conjugation of brouwen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | brouwen | |||
| past singular | brouwde | |||
| past participle | gebrouwd | |||
| infinitive | brouwen | |||
| gerund | brouwen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | brouw | brouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | brouwt, brouw2 | brouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | brouwt | brouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | brouwt | brouwde | ||
| 3rd person singular | brouwt | brouwde | ||
| plural | brouwen | brouwden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | brouwe | brouwde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | brouwen | brouwden | ||
| imperative sing. | brouw | |||
| imperative plur.1 | brouwt | |||
| participles | brouwend | gebrouwd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: brou
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *briuwan, from Proto-West Germanic *breuwan, from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną.
Verb
brouwen
- to brew
- (figuratively) to think up, to come up with
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- bruwen
Derived terms
Descendants
- Dutch: brouwen
- Limburgish: broewe, brówwe
Further reading
- “bruwen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “brouwen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN