roven
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch rôven, from Old Dutch *rōvon, from Proto-West Germanic *raubōn, from Proto-Germanic *raubōną.
Verb edit
roven
- (transitive) to rob, steal
- (transitive) to take away in general
Inflection edit
| Inflection of roven (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | roven | |||
| past singular | roofde | |||
| past participle | geroofd | |||
| infinitive | roven | |||
| gerund | roven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | roof | roofde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | rooft | roofde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | rooft | roofde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | rooft | roofde | ||
| 3rd person singular | rooft | roofde | ||
| plural | roven | roofden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | rove | roofde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | roven | roofden | ||
| imperative sing. | roof | |||
| imperative plur.1 | rooft | |||
| participles | rovend | geroofd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
- beroven
- leegroven
- roofachtig
- roofbij
- roofbouw
- roofdier
- roofhol
- roofmeeuw
- roofmier
- roofmoord
- roofoverval
- roofparasiet
- roofpoten
- roofridder
- roofslak
- roofsprinkhaan
- roofstaat
- rooftocht
- roofvogel
- roofwalvis
- roofwants
- roofziek
- roofzucht
- rover
Descendants edit
- Negerhollands: roof
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
roven
Anagrams edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch *rōvon, from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Compare Middle English reven.
Verb edit
rôven
- to rob, to plunder, to pillage
- to rob, to take violently
- to rob, to take violently the possessions of
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “roven (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “roven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English edit
Verb edit
roven
- Alternative form of rofen