droom

See also: Droom

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch droom, from Middle Dutch droom, from Old Dutch *drōm, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.

Noun

droom (plural drome)

1. dream

Etymology 2

From Dutch dromen, from Old Dutch *drōmen, from Proto-Germanic *draumijaną.

Verb

droom (present droom, present participle dromende, past participle gedroom)

1. (intransitive) to dream

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /droːm/

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• Hyphenation: droom
• Rhymes: -oːm

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch drôom, from Old Dutch drōm, from Proto-West Germanic *draum, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.

Noun

droom m (plural dromen, diminutive droompje n)

1. dream

   Ik had een vreemde droom vannacht.

   I had a strange dream last night.

   Hij heeft grootse dromen over zijn toekomst.

   He has big dreams about his future.

   In mijn droompje was ik een beroemde acteur.

   In my little dream, I was a famous actor.

Derived terms

• dromenland
• droombeeld
• droomoord
• droommoord
• droompartner
• droomwoning
• jongensdroom
• koortsdroom
• moorddroom
• natte droom

Descendants

• Afrikaans: droom
• Berbice Creole Dutch: drum
• Jersey Dutch: drôm
• Negerhollands: droom

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

droom

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

Anagrams

• moord

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch drōm, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.

Noun

drôom m

1. dream
2. something incredible, wondrous
3. falsehood

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• drômen

Descendants

• Dutch: droom
• Limburgish: droum

Further reading

• “droom”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “droom (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I