schreeuwen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schrêwen, from Old Dutch *skrēwon, from Proto-Germanic *skraiwōną. Related to Dutch schreien.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsxreːu̯ə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -eːu̯ən

Verb

schreeuwen

  1. To yell; to bellow; to shout; to talk loudly.
  2. To scream; to shriek.
  3. Of a colour or design: to be extremely conspicuous.
    Dit behang schreeuwt nogal. — This wallpaper is rather loud.

Inflection
Inflection of schreeuwen (weak)
infinitive schreeuwen
past singular schreeuwde
past participle geschreeuwd
infinitive schreeuwen
gerund schreeuwen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular schreeuwschreeuwde
2nd person sing. (jij) schreeuwtschreeuwde
2nd person sing. (u) schreeuwtschreeuwde
2nd person sing. (gij) schreeuwtschreeuwde
3rd person singular schreeuwtschreeuwde
plural schreeuwenschreeuwden
subjunctive sing.1 schreeuweschreeuwde
subjunctive plur.1 schreeuwenschreeuwden
imperative sing. schreeuw
imperative plur.1 schreeuwt
participles schreeuwendgeschreeuwd
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: skree, skreeu
  • Negerhollands: skreeuw, skreuw, skreew

Noun

schreeuwen

  1. plural of schreeuw
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