vrou
See also: vřou
AfrikaansEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- vrouw (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
From Dutch vrouw, from Middle Dutch vrouwe, from Old Dutch frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
vrou (plural vroue or vrouens, diminutive vroutjie)
- woman
- Daardie vrou werk in 'n museum.
- That woman works at a museum.
- wife
- Haar vrou het onlangs afgestudeer en werk nou in 'n winkel.
- Her wife graduated recently and is now working in a shop.
Usage notesEdit
The plural form vrouens is somewhat less common.