wonen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wōnen, from Old Dutch wonon, from Proto-West Germanic *wunēn, from Proto-Germanic *wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋoːnə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: wo‧nen
- Rhymes: -oːnən
Verb
wonen
- (intransitive) to live (in a certain place)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of wonen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | wonen | |||
| past singular | woonde | |||
| past participle | gewoond | |||
| infinitive | wonen | |||
| gerund | wonen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | woon | woonde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | woont, woon2 | woonde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | woont | woonde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | woont | woonde | ||
| 3rd person singular | woont | woonde | ||
| plural | wonen | woonden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | wone | woonde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | wonen | woonden | ||
| imperative sing. | woon | |||
| imperative plur.1 | woont | |||
| participles | wonend | gewoond | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- bewonen
- bijwonen
- inwonen
- samenwonen
- scheefwonen
- uitwonen
- woning
- woonachtig
- woonbaar
- woongemeenschap
- woongenot
- woongroep
- woonhuis
- woonkamer
- woonzaam
Descendants
Anagrams
Middle Dutch
Etymology
Verb
wōnen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: wonen
- Limburgish: woeane, wónne
Further reading
- “wonen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wonen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English wunian (“to dwell, be accustomed to”).
Verb
wonen (third-person singular simple present woneth, present participle wonende, wonynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle woned)
- to abide, to dwell
- c. 1370–1390, [William Langland], “Passus primus de visione”, in The Vision of Pierce Plowman [...], London: […] Roberte Crowley, […], published 1550, →OCLC, folio v, verso:
- Therin wonneth a wyght that Wronge is Ihote / Father of falſhead, and founded it him ſelfe / Adam and Eue he egged to yll, / Councelled Cayne to kyll his brother
- Therein dwells a creature that Wrong is named, / Father of falsehood, and founded it himself. / Adam and Eve he egged to ill, / Counselled Cain to kill his brother
Descendants
- English: wone