bouwen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bouwen, from Old Dutch buwan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑu̯ə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: bou‧wen
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən

Verb

bouwen

  1. (transitive) to build, to construct
  2. (transitive, dialectal) to cultivate, to till
    Synonym: verbouwen

Inflection

Conjugation of bouwen (weak)
infinitive bouwen
past singular bouwde
past participle gebouwd
infinitive bouwen
gerund bouwen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bouwbouwde
2nd person sing. (jij) bouwtbouwde
2nd person sing. (u) bouwtbouwde
2nd person sing. (gij) bouwtbouwde
3rd person singular bouwtbouwde
plural bouwenbouwden
subjunctive sing.1 bouwebouwde
subjunctive plur.1 bouwenbouwden
imperative sing. bouw
imperative plur.1 bouwt
participles bouwendgebouwd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: bou
  • Jersey Dutch: bāue
  • Negerhollands: bou, bau, bow
  • Aukan: bow
  • Papiamentu: bouw (dated)
  • Sranan Tongo: bow
    • Lokono: bowdun
    • Caribbean Javanese: ngebau

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch buwan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną.

Verb

bouwen

  1. to build, to found
  2. to till, to work (land)
  3. to inhabit, to dwell
  4. to cultivate, to cherish

Inflection

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Alternative forms

  • buwen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: bouwen
    • Afrikaans: bou
    • Jersey Dutch: bāue
    • Negerhollands: bou, bau, bow
    • Aukan: bow
    • Papiamentu: bouw (dated)
    • Sranan Tongo: bow
      • Lokono: bowdun
      • Caribbean Javanese: ngebau
  • Limburgish: boewe

Further reading

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