driuwe

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian drīva, from Proto-West Germanic *drīban.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrjoːwə/, /ˈdrjou̯ə/

Verb

driuwe

  1. to drive
  2. to float

Inflection

Strong class 1
infinitive driuwe
3rd singular past dreau
past participle dreaun
infinitive driuwe
long infinitive driuwen
gerund driuwen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular driuw dreau
2nd singular driuwst dreaust
clitic form driuwsto dreausto
3rd singular driuwt dreau
plural driuwe dreawen
imperative driuw
participles driuwend dreaun
  • (variant past-tense plural) dreaune, dreaunen

Further reading

  • driuwe (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011