huwen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch huwen, from Old Dutch *hīwen, from Proto-Germanic *hīwijaną, related to *hīwą (marriage).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦyu̯ə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hu‧wen
  • Rhymes: -yu̯ən

Verb

huwen

  1. to marry, wed
    Synonym: in het echt treden
    Synonym: trouwen
  2. (figuratively) to achieve or join by marriage or a similar alliance

Inflection

Inflection of huwen (weak)
infinitive huwen
past singular huwde
past participle gehuwd
infinitive huwen
gerund huwen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular huw huwde
2nd person sing. (jij) huwt huwde
2nd person sing. (u) huwt huwde
2nd person sing. (gij) huwt huwde
3rd person singular huwt huwde
plural huwen huwden
subjunctive sing.1 huwe huwde
subjunctive plur.1 huwen huwden
imperative sing. huw
imperative plur.1 huwt
participles huwend gehuwd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *hīwen, from Proto-Germanic *hīwijaną, related to *hīwą (marriage).

Verb

huwen

  1. to marry, to wed
Inflection
Weak
Infinitive huwen
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive huwen
In genitive huwens
In dative huwene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular huwe
2nd singular huus, huwes
3rd singular huut, huwet
1st plural huwen
2nd plural huut, huwet
3rd plural huwen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular huwe
2nd singular huus, huwes
3rd singular huwe
1st plural huwen
2nd plural huut, huwet
3rd plural huwen
Imperative Present
Singular hu, huwe
Plural huut, huwet
Present Past
Participle huwende
Descendants
  • Dutch: huwen

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Determiner

huwen

  1. Alternative spelling of uwen; inflection of uwe:
    1. masculine accusative/dative singular
    2. neuter dative singular
    3. dative plural

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