dromen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdroːmə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: dro‧men
• Rhymes: -oːmən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch drômen, from Old Dutch *drōmen, from Proto-West Germanic *draumijan, from Proto-Germanic *draumijaną.

Verb

dromen

1. (intransitive) to dream

Conjugation

Conjugation of dromen (weak)
infinitive	dromen
past singular	droomde
past participle	gedroomd
infinitive	dromen
gerund	dromen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	droom	droomde
2nd person sing. (jij)	droomt, droom2	droomde
2nd person sing. (u)	droomt	droomde
2nd person sing. (gij)	droomt	droomde
3rd person singular	droomt	droomde
plural	dromen	droomden
subjunctive sing.1	drome	droomde
subjunctive plur.1	dromen	droomden
imperative sing.	droom
imperative plur.1	droomt
participles	dromend	gedroomd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• dagdromen
• dromer
• dromerig

Related terms

• droom

Descendants

• Jersey Dutch: drôme
• Negerhollands: droom, drom
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: drom (archaic)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dromen

1. plural of droom

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: drumi

Anagrams

• morden

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *drōmen, from Proto-West Germanic *draumijan.

Verb

drômen

1. to dream

Inflection

Conjugation of drômen (weak)

infinitive	base form	drômen
	genitive	drômens
	dative	drômene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		drôme	—		drôme	—
2nd person singular		drôoms, drômes	—		drôoms, drômes	—
3rd person singular		drôomt, drômet	—		drôme	—
1st person plural		drômen	—		drômen	—
2nd person plural		drôomt, drômet	—		drôomt, drômet	—
3rd person plural		drômen	—		drômen	—
		imperative
singular		drôom, drôme
plural		drôomt, drômet
		present	past
participle		drômende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: dromen
• Limburgish: droume, dröjme

Further reading

• “dromen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dromen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I