kauwen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯.ə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən
  • Hyphenation: kau‧wen
  • Homophone: kouwen

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cauwen, variant of couwen, cuwen, from Old Dutch *kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic *keuwan, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną. Though auw and ouw are now homophonous, they were formerly distinguished. The origin of the unexpected auw-vocalism is uncertain, but has been compared to English chaw versus chew.

Verb

kauwen

  1. (intransitive) to chew
  2. (transitive) to chew up, to form by chewing
Conjugation
Conjugation of kauwen (weak)
infinitive kauwen
past singular kauwde
past participle gekauwd
infinitive kauwen
gerund kauwen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kauw kauwde
2nd person sing. (jij) kauwt, kauw2 kauwde
2nd person sing. (u) kauwt kauwde
2nd person sing. (gij) kauwt kauwde
3rd person singular kauwt kauwde
plural kauwen kauwden
subjunctive sing.1 kauwe kauwde
subjunctive plur.1 kauwen kauwden
imperative sing. kauw
imperative plur.1 kauwt
participles kauwend gekauwd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
  • doorkauwen
  • herkauwen
  • kauwbeweging
  • kauwgebit
  • kauwgom
  • kauwmaag
  • kauwmiddel
  • kauwspier
  • kauwtabak
  • kauwtand
  • kieskauwen
  • samenkauwen
  • stukkauwen
  • voorkauwen
  • zoetekauw
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: kou
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: kau
  • Jersey Dutch: kāue
  • Negerhollands: kauw, kou
  • → Aukan: kaw
  • → Papiamentu: kou, kauw
  • → Sranan Tongo: kaw

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kauwen

  1. plural of kauw
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