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vrouwe

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Older form of vrouw.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

vrouwe f (plural vrouwen, diminutive vrouwtje n)

  1. (formal) noblewoman
  2. (formal) esteemed woman

Usage notes edit

Not to be confused with vrouw (“woman”).

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

Noun edit

vrouwe f

  1. lady, noblewoman
  2. lady, any woman of prestige
  3. woman in general

Inflection edit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms edit

- general:

- persons:

Descendants edit

  • Dutch: vrouw
    • Afrikaans: vrou
    • Negerhollands: vro, vrou, frou, fru, vrow
      • → Virgin Islands Creole: fru (dated)
    • → Aukan: folow
    • → English: vrouw
    • → Sranan Tongo: frow
  • Limburgish: vrów
  • West Flemish: vrouwe
  • Zealandic: vrouwe
  • → English: frow

Further reading edit

Middle High German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old High German frouwa.

Noun edit

vrouwe f

  1. lady, madam
    ze vrouwen ― as wife

Declension edit

Declension of vrouwe (feminine, weak)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative einiu diu vrouwe die vrouwen
genitive einer dër vrouwen dër vrouwen
dative einer dër vrouwen dën vrouwen
accusative eine die vrouwen die vrouwen

Descendants edit

References edit

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “vrouwe”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke‎[1], Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Zealandic edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch vrouwe, from Old Dutch frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

Noun edit

vrouwe f (plural vrouwen)

  1. woman
    Synonym: wuuf
  2. wife
    Synonym: wuuf
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