dreunen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrøːnə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: dreu‧nen
• Rhymes: -øːnən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch *dronen, from Old Dutch *drunen, from Frankish *drunnjan; the long vowel /øː/ precludes a derivation from a hypothetical Proto-Germanic *drunjaną.

Cognate to Middle Low German dronen, Old Norse drynja, and also related to Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌿𐍃 (drunjus).

Verb

dreunen

1. (intransitive) to boom, rumble

Conjugation

Conjugation of dreunen (weak)
infinitive	dreunen
past singular	dreunde
past participle	gedreund
infinitive	dreunen
gerund	dreunen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	dreun	dreunde
2nd person sing. (jij)	dreunt, dreun2	dreunde
2nd person sing. (u)	dreunt	dreunde
2nd person sing. (gij)	dreunt	dreunde
3rd person singular	dreunt	dreunde
plural	dreunen	dreunden
subjunctive sing.1	dreune	dreunde
subjunctive plur.1	dreunen	dreunden
imperative sing.	dreun
imperative plur.1	dreunt
participles	dreunend	gedreund
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• dreun
• opdreunen

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dreunen

1. plural of dreun