rouw

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rouw

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch rouwe, ruwe, from Old Dutch *reuwa, from Proto-West Germanic *hreuwu. The noun rouw belongs to the verb rouwen.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /rɑu̯/
Rhymes: -ɑu̯
Audio (file)
Homophone: rauw

Noun edit

rouw m (uncountable)

mourning
sorrow, grief

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

→ Papiamentu: rou

Verb edit

rouw

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

References edit

^ de Vries / de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Utrecht 1986 (14de druk), →ISBN; article rouw

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