brommen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɔmə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: brom‧men
  • Rhymes: -ɔmən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch brummen, from Old Dutch *bremmen, from Proto-West Germanic *brammjan.

Verb

brommen

  1. (intransitive) to mutter, to mumble
    Achter in de kroeg zat een groep mannen te brommen.A group of men were mumbling in the back of the pub.
  2. (intransitive) to grumble, hum, buzz, drone
    Er bromde iets in de kelder.Something was buzzing in the basement.
    De man bromde iets onverstaanbaars.The man grumbled something unintelligible.
  3. (intransitive, dialectal) to brag, to boast
  4. (intransitive) to drive a moped
    Fietspad. Dus niet brommen.Bicycle road. So don't drive here on a moped.
    • 1980 February, “de bromfiets: ”het vergeten alternatief””, in Kampioen, page 148:
      Dit is voor Ton reden geweest om te stoppen met brommen toen hij zowel 's morgens als 's avonds in het donker de rit moest maken.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Inflection
Inflection of brommen (weak)
infinitive brommen
past singular bromde
past participle gebromd
infinitive brommen
gerund brommen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular brombromde
2nd person sing. (jij) bromtbromde
2nd person sing. (u) bromtbromde
2nd person sing. (gij) bromtbromde
3rd person singular bromtbromde
plural brommenbromden
subjunctive sing.1 brommebromde
subjunctive plur.1 brommenbromden
imperative sing. brom
imperative plur.1 bromt
participles brommendgebromd
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German brummen.

Verb

brommen

  1. (intransitive, informal) to be imprisoned, to spend time in prison
    De rechter veroordeelde hen tot acht jaar brommen.
    The judge condemned them to spending eight years in the slammer.
Inflection
Inflection of brommen (weak)
infinitive brommen
past singular bromde
past participle gebromd
infinitive brommen
gerund brommen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular brombromde
2nd person sing. (jij) bromtbromde
2nd person sing. (u) bromtbromde
2nd person sing. (gij) bromtbromde
3rd person singular bromtbromde
plural brommenbromden
subjunctive sing.1 brommebromde
subjunctive plur.1 brommenbromden
imperative sing. brom
imperative plur.1 bromt
participles brommendgebromd
1) Archaic.
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