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rouwen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch rouwen, ruwen, from Old Dutch *riuwan, from Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑu̯ə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən

Verb

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rouwen

  1. (intransitive) to mourn, to grieve

Conjugation

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Conjugation of rouwen (weak)
infinitive rouwen
past singular rouwde
past participle gerouwd
infinitive rouwen
gerund rouwen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular rouw rouwde
2nd person sing. (jij) rouwt, rouw2 rouwde
2nd person sing. (u) rouwt rouwde
2nd person sing. (gij) rouwt rouwde
3rd person singular rouwt rouwde
plural rouwen rouwden
subjunctive sing.1 rouwe rouwde
subjunctive plur.1 rouwen rouwden
imperative sing. rouw
imperative plur.1 rouwt
participles rouwend gerouwd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Aukan: low

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *riuwan, from Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną.

Verb

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rouwen

  1. (impersonal) to regret [with dative ‘person regretting’ and accusative ‘thing regretted’]

Inflection

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Alternative forms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Middle English

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Verb

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rouwen

  1. Alternative form of rowen (to row)