toveren

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tôveren, from Old Dutch *tōvaron, from Proto-West Germanic *taubrōn, from Proto-Germanic *taubrōną. Equivalent to tover (“magic”) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtoːvərə(n)/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: to‧ve‧ren

Verb

toveren

(intransitive) To perform magic
(intransitive, figuratively) To do amazing things
Hij kan toveren: met het kleinste budget behaalt hij de beste resultaten.
He can do magic: with the lesser budget he gets the best results.

Inflection

Conjugation of toveren (weak)
infinitive	toveren
past singular	toverde
past participle	getoverd
infinitive	toveren
gerund	toveren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	tover	toverde
2nd person sing. (jij)	tovert, tover²	toverde
2nd person sing. (u)	tovert	toverde
2nd person sing. (gij)	tovert	toverde
3rd person singular	tovert	toverde
plural	toveren	toverden

subjunctive sing.¹	tovere	toverde
subjunctive plur.¹	toveren	toverden

imperative sing.	tover
imperative plur.¹	tovert

participles	toverend	getoverd
¹⁾ Archaic. ²⁾ In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: toor
Negerhollands: tover
→ Saramaccan: tófu
→ West Frisian: toverje

Anagrams

onterve, tevoren, vertone

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *tōvaron, from Proto-West Germanic *taubrōn. Equivalent to tôver +‎ -en.

Verb

tôveren

to perform magic

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Dutch: toveren
- Afrikaans: toor
- Negerhollands: tover
- → Saramaccan: tófu
- → West Frisian: toverje
Limburgish: touvere

Further reading

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

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