hopen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦoː.pə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ho‧pen
• Rhymes: -oːpən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hōpen, from Old Dutch hopon, from Proto-West Germanic *hopōn.

Verb

hopen

1. To hope, to wish.

Inflection

Conjugation of hopen (weak)
infinitive	hopen
past singular	hoopte
past participle	gehoopt
infinitive	hopen
gerund	hopen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hoop	hoopte
2nd person sing. (jij)	hoopt, hoop2	hoopte
2nd person sing. (u)	hoopt	hoopte
2nd person sing. (gij)	hoopt	hoopte
3rd person singular	hoopt	hoopte
plural	hopen	hoopten
subjunctive sing.1	hope	hoopte
subjunctive plur.1	hopen	hoopten
imperative sing.	hoop
imperative plur.1	hoopt
participles	hopend	gehoopt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• hopelijk
• verhopen
• wanhopen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hoop
• Jersey Dutch: hôpe
• Negerhollands: hoop

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch hôpen, from Old Dutch hōpon, from Proto-West Germanic *haupōn, from Proto-Germanic *haupōną (“to heap, heap up”), equivalent to hoop +‎ -en. Cognate with Old High German houfōn, Middle Low German hôpen, hȫpen, Old English hēapian.

Verb

hopen

1. To heap, pile up.

Inflection

Conjugation of hopen (weak)
infinitive	hopen
past singular	hoopte
past participle	gehoopt
infinitive	hopen
gerund	hopen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hoop	hoopte
2nd person sing. (jij)	hoopt, hoop2	hoopte
2nd person sing. (u)	hoopt	hoopte
2nd person sing. (gij)	hoopt	hoopte
3rd person singular	hoopt	hoopte
plural	hopen	hoopten
subjunctive sing.1	hope	hoopte
subjunctive plur.1	hopen	hoopten
imperative sing.	hoop
imperative plur.1	hoopt
participles	hopend	gehoopt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• opeenhopen
• ophopen

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

hopen

1. plural of hoop

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch hopon, from Proto-West Germanic *hopōn.

Verb

hōpen

1. To hope
2. To expect.

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	hōpen
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	hōpen
In genitive	hōpens
In dative	hōpene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	hōpe	—
2nd singular	hōops, hōpes	—
3rd singular	hōopt, hōpet	—
1st plural	hōpen	—
2nd plural	hōopt, hōpet	—
3rd plural	hōpen	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	hōpe	—
2nd singular	hōops, hōpes	—
3rd singular	hōpe	—
1st plural	hōpen	—
2nd plural	hōopt, hōpet	—
3rd plural	hōpen	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	hōop, hōpe
Plural	hōopt, hōpet
	Present	Past
Participle	hōpende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: hopen
• Limburgish: haope

Etymology 2

From hôop +‎ -en.

Verb

hôpen

1. To heap, to pile up in a heap.

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	hôpen
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	hôpen
In genitive	hôpens
In dative	hôpene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	hôpe	—
2nd singular	hôops, hôpes	—
3rd singular	hôopt, hôpet	—
1st plural	hôpen	—
2nd plural	hôopt, hôpet	—
3rd plural	hôpen	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	hôpe	—
2nd singular	hôops, hôpes	—
3rd singular	hôpe	—
1st plural	hôpen	—
2nd plural	hôopt, hôpet	—
3rd plural	hôpen	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	hôop, hôpe
Plural	hôopt, hôpet
	Present	Past
Participle	hôpende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: hopen
• Limburgish: houpe, höjpe

Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

hopen m

1. definite singular of hop

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hopen m

1. definite singular of hop

Spanish

Verb

hopen

1. only used in se hopen, third-person plural present subjunctive of hoparse
2. only used in se ... hopen, syntactic variant of hópense, third-person plural imperative of hoparse

Swedish

Noun

hopen

1. definite singular of hop