trouwe

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

trouwe

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of trouwen

Adjective

trouwe

1. inflection of trouw:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

Anagrams

• Wouter

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *triuwa, from Proto-West Germanic *treuwu, from Proto-Germanic *trewwō.

Noun

trouwe f

1. sincerity, reliability, trustworthiness, honesty
2. firmness, unwaveringness
3. trust
4. word of honor
5. wedding vow

Inflection

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Alternative forms

• truwe

Derived terms

• trouwen

Descendants

• Dutch: trouw
• Limburgish: troew

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *triuwi, from Proto-West Germanic *triuwī, from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz.

Adjective

trouwe

1. faithful, loyal
2. trustworthy

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• truwe

Descendants

• Dutch: trouw
• Limburgish: troew

Further reading

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