houwen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑu̯ə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: houwen
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch houwen, from Old Dutch houwan, from Proto-West Germanic *hauwan, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (“to hew, forge”).

Verb

houwen

1. (intransitive) to hew

Conjugation

Conjugation of houwen (strong class 7)
infinitive	houwen
past singular	hieuw
past participle	gehouwen
infinitive	houwen
gerund	houwen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	houw	hieuw
2nd person sing. (jij)	houwt, houw2	hieuw
2nd person sing. (u)	houwt	hieuw
2nd person sing. (gij)	houwt	hieuwt
3rd person singular	houwt	hieuw
plural	houwen	hieuwen
subjunctive sing.1	houwe	hieuwe
subjunctive plur.1	houwen	hieuwen
imperative sing.	houw
imperative plur.1	houwt
participles	houwend	gehouwen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Conjugation of houwen (weak with strong past participle)
infinitive	houwen
past singular	houwde
past participle	gehouwen
infinitive	houwen
gerund	houwen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	houw	houwde
2nd person sing. (jij)	houwt, houw2	houwde
2nd person sing. (u)	houwt	houwde
2nd person sing. (gij)	houwt	houwde
3rd person singular	houwt	houwde
plural	houwen	houwden
subjunctive sing.1	houwe	houwde
subjunctive plur.1	houwen	houwden
imperative sing.	houw
imperative plur.1	houwt
participles	houwend	gehouwen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• afhouwen
• beeldhouwen
• behouwen
• houwdegen
• houwer
• inhouwen
• omhouwen
• uithouwen

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: houw (dated)

Etymology 2

From houden, with weakening of intervocalic -d- as is common in Dutch, particularly in informal usage; compare rode/rooie, leder/leer, raden/raaien and so forth.

Verb

houwen

1. (informal) Pronunciation spelling of houden.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch houwan, from Proto-West Germanic *hauwan, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (“to hew, forge”).

Verb

houwen

1. to chop, to hew
2. to chop down, to fell
3. to chop into pieces
4. to slash

Inflection

Conjugation of houwen (strong class 7)

infinitive	base form	houwen
	genitive	houwens
	dative	houwene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		houwe	hieu		houwe	hiewe
2nd person singular		hous, houwes	hieus, hiewes		hous, houwes	hiewes
3rd person singular		hout, houwet	hieu		houwe	hiewe
1st person plural		houwen	hiewen		houwen	hiewen
2nd person plural		hout, houwet	hieut, hiewet		hout, houwet	hiewet
3rd person plural		houwen	hiewen		houwen	hiewen
		imperative
singular		hou, houwe
plural		hout, houwet
		present	past
participle		houwende	gehouwen

Descendants

• Dutch: houwen
  • Afrikaans: hou
• Limburgish: houwe

Further reading

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