roven

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See also: Roven and röven

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈroːvə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -oːvən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch rôven, from Old Dutch *rōvon, from Proto-West Germanic *raubōn, from Proto-Germanic *raubōną.

Verb

roven

  1. (transitive) to rob, steal
  2. (transitive) to take away in general
Conjugation
Conjugation of roven (weak)
infinitive roven
past singular roofde
past participle geroofd
infinitive roven
gerund roven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular roof roofde
2nd person sing. (jij) rooft, roof2 roofde
2nd person sing. (u) rooft roofde
2nd person sing. (gij) rooft roofde
3rd person singular rooft roofde
plural roven roofden
subjunctive sing.1 rove roofde
subjunctive plur.1 roven roofden
imperative sing. roof
imperative plur.1 rooft
participles rovend geroofd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: roof

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

roven

  1. plural of roof

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *rōvon, from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Compare Middle English reven.

Verb

rôven

  1. to rob, to plunder, to pillage
  2. to rob, to take violently
  3. to rob, to take violently the possessions of

Inflection

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Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Verb

roven

  1. Alternative form of rofen
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