droef

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /druf/

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• Hyphenation: droef
• Rhymes: -uf

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch droeve, droue, from Old Dutch *drōvi, *druovi, from Proto-West Germanic *drōbī, from Proto-Germanic *drōbuz (“turbid”). Compare English droff and German trüb.

Adjective

droef (comparative droever, superlative droefst)

1. sad, miserable

   Jij maakt mij droef.

   You make me sad.

Inflection

Inflection of droef
uninflected	droef
inflected	droeve
comparative	droever
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		droef	droever	het droefst het droefste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	droeve	droevere	droefste
	n. sing.	droef	droever	droefste
	plural	droeve	droevere	droefste
definite		droeve	droevere	droefste
partitive		droefs	droevers	—

Derived terms

• droefenis
• droefgeestig
• droefheid
• droevig

Related terms

• droeven

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

droef

1. inflection of droeven:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Limburgish

Noun

droef f (plural droeve)

1. Veldeke spelling spelling of Druf
2. Veldeke spelling spelling of Druuf