droef

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /druf/

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• Hyphenation: droef
• Rhymes: -uf

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch droeve, droue, from Old Dutch *drōvi, *druovi, from Proto-West Germanic *drōbī, from Proto-Germanic *drōbuz (“turbid”). Compare English droff and German trüb.

Adjective

droef (comparative droever, superlative droefst)

1. sad, miserable

   Jij maakt mij droef. ― You make me sad.

Declension

Declension of droef
uninflected	droef
inflected	droeve
comparative	droever
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		droef	droever	het droefst het droefste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	droeve	droevere	droefste
	n. sing.	droef	droever	droefste
	plural	droeve	droevere	droefste
definite		droeve	droevere	droefste
partitive		droefs	droevers	—

Derived terms

• droefenis
• droefgeestig
• droefheid
• droeftoeter
• droevig

 

Related terms

• droeven

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

droef

1. inflection of droeven:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Limburgish

Noun

droef f (plural droeve)

1. Veldeke spelling of Druf
2. Veldeke spelling of Druuf