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Etymology 1
From Dutch droom, from Middle Dutch droom, from Old Dutch *drōm, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.
Noun
droom (plural drome)
- dream
Etymology 2
From Dutch dromen, from Old Dutch *drōmen, from Proto-Germanic *draumijaną.
Verb
droom (present droom, present participle dromende, past participle gedroom)
- (intransitive) to dream
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch drôom, from Old Dutch drōm, from Proto-West Germanic *draum, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.
Noun
droom m (plural dromen, diminutive droompje n)
- dream
Ik had een vreemde droom vannacht.- I had a strange dream last night.
Hij heeft grootse dromen over zijn toekomst.- He has big dreams about his future.
In mijn droompje was ik een beroemde acteur.- In my little dream, I was a famous actor.
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Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
droom
- inflection of dromen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Anagrams
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch drōm, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.
Noun
drôom m
- dream
- something incredible, wondrous
- falsehood
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
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