kloven

See also: klöven

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -oːvən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cloven, causative form of Middle Dutch clieven, from Old Dutch *clievan, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną. Akin to English cleave.

Verb

kloven

  1. to cleave, to cut
    Synonyms: splijten, klieven
Inflection
Inflection of kloven (weak)
infinitive kloven
past singular kloofde
past participle gekloofd
infinitive kloven
gerund kloven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kloofkloofde
2nd person sing. (jij) klooftkloofde
2nd person sing. (u) klooftkloofde
2nd person sing. (gij) klooftkloofde
3rd person singular klooftkloofde
plural klovenkloofden
subjunctive sing.1 klovekloofde
subjunctive plur.1 klovenkloofden
imperative sing. kloof
imperative plur.1 klooft
participles klovendgekloofd
1) Archaic.
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: kloof

Noun

kloven

  1. plural of kloof

Verb

kloven

  1. inflection of klieven:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive
  2. inflection of kluiven:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

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