See also: klöven

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Verb edit

kloven

  1. to cleave, to cut
    Synonyms: splijten, klieven
Inflection edit
Conjugation of kloven (weak)
infinitive kloven
past singular kloofde
past participle gekloofd
infinitive kloven
gerund kloven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kloof kloofde
2nd person sing. (jij) klooft kloofde
2nd person sing. (u) klooft kloofde
2nd person sing. (gij) klooft kloofde
3rd person singular klooft kloofde
plural kloven kloofden
subjunctive sing.1 klove kloofde
subjunctive plur.1 kloven kloofden
imperative sing. kloof
imperative plur.1 klooft
participles klovend gekloofd
1) Archaic.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Afrikaans: kloof

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

kloven

  1. plural of kloof

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

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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