douwen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɑu̯.ə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: dou‧wen
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən
- Homophone: Douwen
Verb
douwen
- (dialectical, informal) alternative form of duwen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of douwen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | douwen | |||
| past singular | douwde | |||
| past participle | gedouwd | |||
| infinitive | douwen | |||
| gerund | douwen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | douw | douwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | douwt, douw2 | douwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | douwt | douwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | douwt | douwde | ||
| 3rd person singular | douwt | douwde | ||
| plural | douwen | douwden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | douwe | douwde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | douwen | douwden | ||
| imperative sing. | douw | |||
| imperative plur.1 | douwt | |||
| participles | douwend | gedouwd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *douwen, from Proto-Germanic *dawjaną.
Verb
douwen
Inflection
| infinitive | base form | douwen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive | douwens | ||||||
| dative | douwene | ||||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||||
| present | past | present | past | ||||
| 1st person singular | douwe | — | douwe | — | |||
| 2nd person singular | dous, douwes | — | dous, douwes | — | |||
| 3rd person singular | dout, douwet | — | douwe | — | |||
| 1st person plural | douwen | — | douwen | — | |||
| 2nd person plural | dout, douwet | — | dout, douwet | — | |||
| 3rd person plural | douwen | — | douwen | — | |||
| imperative | |||||||
| singular | dou, douwe | ||||||
| plural | dout, douwet | ||||||
| present | past | ||||||
| participle | douwende | — | |||||
Alternative forms
Further reading
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “douwen (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV