keren

See also: kerèn, kèrén, kěrén, and Keren

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeːrə(n)/
  • Audio; , keerde, gekeerd:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ke‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch keren, from Old Dutch kēren, from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną, *kaurijaną.

Verb

keren

  1. (ergative) to turn around, to turn around an axis
Conjugation
Conjugation of keren (weak)
infinitive keren
past singular keerde
past participle gekeerd
infinitive keren
gerund keren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular keer keerde
2nd person sing. (jij) keert, keer2 keerde
2nd person sing. (u) keert keerde
2nd person sing. (gij) keert keerde
3rd person singular keert keerde
plural keren keerden
subjunctive sing.1 kere keerde
subjunctive plur.1 keren keerden
imperative sing. keer
imperative plur.1 keert
participles kerend gekeerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
verbs
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: keer
  • Jersey Dutch: kêre
  • Negerhollands: keer

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

keren

  1. plural of keer

Anagrams

Ladino

Verb

keren

  1. third-person plural present indicative of kerer

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch kēren, from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną, *kaurijaną.

Verb

kêren

  1. (ambitransitive) To turn, to turn over, to turn around
  2. (transitive) To turn, to change
  3. (transitive) To translate
  4. (transitive) To spend (of money)
  5. (transitive) To return, to reimburse
  6. (intransitive) To go
  7. (intransitive) To return, to come back
Inflection
Conjugation of kêren (weak)
infinitive base form kêren
genitive kêrens
dative kêrene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular kêre kêre
2nd person singular kêers, kêres kêers, kêres
3rd person singular kêert, kêret kêre
1st person plural kêren kêren
2nd person plural kêert, kêret kêert, kêret
3rd person plural kêren kêren
imperative
singular kêer, kêre
plural kêert, kêret
present past
participle kêrende
Descendants
  • Dutch: keren
    • Afrikaans: keer
    • Jersey Dutch: kêre
    • Negerhollands: keer
  • Limburgish: kieëre

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *kerien, from Proto-Germanic *karjaną.

Verb

kēren

  1. To sweep (up).
Inflection
Conjugation of kēren (weak)
infinitive base form kēren
genitive kērens
dative kērene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular kēre kēre
2nd person singular kēers, kēres kēers, kēres
3rd person singular kēert, kēret kēre
1st person plural kēren kēren
2nd person plural kēert, kēret kēert, kēret
3rd person plural kēren kēren
imperative
singular kēer, kēre
plural kēert, kēret
present past
participle kērende
Alternative forms
  • kērien
  • kerren
Descendants
  • Dutch: keren
  • Limburgish: kaere

Further reading