waren

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See also: Waren, wa-ren, and wären

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋaːrə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: wa‧ren
  • Rhymes: -aːrən

Etymology 1

Unknown. The only cognate found is West Frisian waarje. Perhaps related to Old High German wadalōn (“to roam, wander”); if so, related to Proto-West Germanic *wāan (“to blow (of wind)”); compare modern German Wallfahrt (“pilgrimage”). Or, related to Old English wāþ (“wandering, hunt”), from Proto-West Germanic *waiþu (“wandering, hunt”).

Verb

waren

  1. (intransitive) to wander, to roam
Inflection
Inflection of waren (weak)
infinitive waren
past singular waarde
past participle gewaard
infinitive waren
gerund waren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular waar waarde
2nd person sing. (jij) waart waarde
2nd person sing. (u) waart waarde
2nd person sing. (gij) waart waarde
3rd person singular waart waarde
plural waren waarden
subjunctive sing.1 ware waarde
subjunctive plur.1 waren waarden
imperative sing. waar
imperative plur.1 waart
participles warend gewaard
1) Archaic.
Synonyms
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “waren1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch waren, from Old Dutch *waron, from Proto-West Germanic *warōn, from Proto-Germanic *warōną.

Verb

waren

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to watch
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to protect
  3. (transitive, obsolete) to keep, to preserve
Inflection
Inflection of waren (weak)
infinitive waren
past singular waarde
past participle gewaard
infinitive waren
gerund waren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular waar waarde
2nd person sing. (jij) waart waarde
2nd person sing. (u) waart waarde
2nd person sing. (gij) waart waarde
3rd person singular waart waarde
plural waren waarden
subjunctive sing.1 ware waarde
subjunctive plur.1 waren waarden
imperative sing. waar
imperative plur.1 waart
participles warend gewaard
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

waren

  1. inflection of zijn:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Noun

waren

  1. plural of waar

German

Pronunciation

Verb

waren

  1. first/third-person plural preterite of sein

Luxembourgish

Verb

waren

  1. first-person plural preterite indicative of sinn
  2. third-person plural preterite indicative of sinn

Middle Dutch

Verb

wâren

  1. first/third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of wēsen

Middle English

Etymology 1

Verb

waren

  1. Alternative form of weren

Etymology 2

Noun

waren

  1. Alternative form of warenne

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon wārōn, from Proto-West Germanic *warōn.

Pronunciation

  • (originally) IPA(key): /wɒːrən/

Verb

wāren

  1. to last, to endure
  2. to vouch for, to swear an oath to that something is true, to prove the truth of something by evidence
  3. to take care, to look after
  4. to protect, to guard
  5. to keep up, to continue

Declension

Conjugation of waren as a weak verb
Plain Infinitive wāren
Full Infinitive (Gerund) tô wārene or tô wārende
Verbal Noun wāren or wārent
Participles Imperatives
Present wārende 2nd Person Singular wāre
Past gewāret 2nd Person Plural wāret
Indicative Subjunctive
Present Preterite Present Preterite
1st Person Singular wāre wārede wāre wārede
2nd Person Singular wārest wāredest wārest wāredest
3rd Person Singular wāret wārede wāret wārede
Plural wāren (wāret?) wāreden wāren wāreden

Derived terms

Wutunhua

Etymology

From wa (“young man”) +‎ ren (“person”).

Pronunciation

Noun

waren

  1. man
    Coordinate term: niren (“woman”)

References

  • Juha Janhunen, Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008) Wutun (LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume 466, LINCOM Europa, →ISBN
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