roepen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrupə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: roe‧pen
  • Rhymes: -upən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch roepen, from Old Dutch ruopan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną.

Verb

roepen

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to cry, shout
  2. (transitive) to call, summon, invite etc.
Inflection
Inflection of roepen (strong class 7)
infinitive roepen
past singular riep
past participle geroepen
infinitive roepen
gerund roepen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular roep riep
2nd person sing. (jij) roept riep
2nd person sing. (u) roept riep
2nd person sing. (gij) roept riept
3rd person singular roept riep
plural roepen riepen
subjunctive sing.1 roepe riepe
subjunctive plur.1 roepen riepen
imperative sing. roep
imperative plur.1 roept
participles roepend geroepen
1) Archaic.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: roep
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: lupu, rupr
  • Negerhollands: roep, rup
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: rup

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

roepen

  1. plural of roep

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch ruopan.

Pronunciation

Verb

roepen

  1. to call, to shout

Inflection

Strong class 7
Infinitive roepen
3rd sg. past riep
3rd pl. past riepen
Past participle geroepen
Infinitive roepen
In genitive roepens
In dative roepene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular roepe riep
2nd singular roeps, roepes rieps, riepes
3rd singular roept, roepet riep
1st plural roepen riepen
2nd plural roept, roepet riept, riepet
3rd plural roepen riepen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular roepe riepe
2nd singular roeps, roepes riepes
3rd singular roepe riepe
1st plural roepen riepen
2nd plural roept, roepet riepet
3rd plural roepen riepen
Imperative Present
Singular roep, roepe
Plural roept, roepet
Present Past
Participle roepende geroepen

Descendants

  • Dutch: roepen (see there for further descendants)
  • Limburgish: rope

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