brouwen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch brouwen, bruwen, from Old Dutch *briuwan, from Proto-West Germanic *breuwan, from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną.

Verb

brouwen

  1. (transitive) to brew
Inflection
Inflection of brouwen (weak with strong past participle)
infinitive brouwen
past singular brouwde
past participle gebrouwen
infinitive brouwen
gerund brouwen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular brouw brouwde
2nd person sing. (jij) brouwt brouwde
2nd person sing. (u) brouwt brouwde
2nd person sing. (gij) brouwt brouwde
3rd person singular brouwt brouwde
plural brouwen brouwden
subjunctive sing.1 brouwe brouwde
subjunctive plur.1 brouwen brouwden
imperative sing. brouw
imperative plur.1 brouwt
participles brouwend gebrouwen
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: brou, brau
  • → Papiamentu: brou

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Verb

brouwen

  1. (intransitive) to pronounce the sound "r" as a uvular consonant
Inflection
Inflection of brouwen (weak)
infinitive brouwen
past singular brouwde
past participle gebrouwd
infinitive brouwen
gerund brouwen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular brouw brouwde
2nd person sing. (jij) brouwt brouwde
2nd person sing. (u) brouwt brouwde
2nd person sing. (gij) brouwt brouwde
3rd person singular brouwt brouwde
plural brouwen brouwden
subjunctive sing.1 brouwe brouwde
subjunctive plur.1 brouwen brouwden
imperative sing. brouw
imperative plur.1 brouwt
participles brouwend gebrouwd
1) Archaic.
Descendants
  • → Papiamentu: brou

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *briuwan, from Proto-West Germanic *breuwan, from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną.

Verb

brouwen

  1. to brew
  2. (figuratively) to think up, to come up with

Inflection

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Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

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