daven
See also: dáven
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Yiddish דאַוונען (davnen).
Verb edit
daven (third-person singular simple present davens, present participle davening, simple past and past participle davened)
- (intransitive) to recite the Jewish liturgy; to pray
Related terms edit
Anagrams edit
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Verb edit
daven
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch *daven, further etymology uncertain. May be related to Old Saxon dovon, Old High German tobēn, but the vowel a is irregular in this case. It is found in Middle Low German daven, where it may be regular, which makes it a possible Middle Low German borrowing.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
daven
- (intransitive, obsolete) to rage, to rant
- (intransitive, obsolete) to shake, to tremble, to waver
Inflection edit
Inflection of daven (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | daven | |||
past singular | daafde | |||
past participle | gedaafd | |||
infinitive | daven | |||
gerund | daven n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | daaf | daafde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | daaft | daafde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | daaft | daafde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | daaft | daafde | ||
3rd person singular | daaft | daafde | ||
plural | daven | daafden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | dave | daafde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | daven | daafden | ||
imperative sing. | daaf | |||
imperative plur.1 | daaft | |||
participles | davend | gedaafd | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms edit
Slovene edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *davьnъ.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
dávən (comparative davnejši, superlative nȁjdavnejši)
Inflection edit
Hard | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nom. sing. | dáven | dávna | dávno |
singular | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | dáven ind dávni def |
dávna | dávno |
genitive | dávnega | dávne | dávnega |
dative | dávnemu | dávni | dávnemu |
accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim |
dávno | dávno |
locative | dávnem | dávni | dávnem |
instrumental | dávnim | dávno | dávnim |
dual | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | dávna | dávni | dávni |
genitive | dávnih | dávnih | dávnih |
dative | dávnima | dávnima | dávnima |
accusative | dávna | dávni | dávni |
locative | dávnih | dávnih | dávnih |
instrumental | dávnima | dávnima | dávnima |
plural | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | dávni | dávne | dávna |
genitive | dávnih | dávnih | dávnih |
dative | dávnim | dávnim | dávnim |
accusative | dávne | dávne | dávna |
locative | dávnih | dávnih | dávnih |
instrumental | dávnimi | dávnimi | dávnimi |
Further reading edit
- “daven”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran