daven
See also: dáven
English
Alternative forms
- doven
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish דאַוונען (davnen).
Verb
daven (third-person singular simple present davens, present participle davening, simple past and past participle davened)
- (intransitive) to recite the Jewish liturgy; to pray
Related terms
- davening
Anagrams
- Devan, Naved, Vaden, Venda, devan, naved, vaned
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch *daven, further etymology uncertain. May be related to Old Saxon dovon, Old High German tobēn, but the vowel a is irregular in this case. It is found in Middle Low German daven, where it may be regular, which makes it a possible Middle Low German borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdaːvə(n)/
- Hyphenation: da‧ven
Verb
daven
- (intransitive, obsolete) to rage, to rant
- (intransitive, obsolete) to shake, to tremble, to waver
Inflection
| Inflection of daven (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | daven | |||
| past singular | daafde | |||
| past participle | gedaafd | |||
| infinitive | daven | |||
| gerund | daven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | daaf | daafde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | daaft | daafde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | daaft | daafde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | daaft | daafde | ||
| 3rd person singular | daaft | daafde | ||
| plural | daven | daafden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | dave | daafde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | daven | daafden | ||
| imperative sing. | daaf | |||
| imperative plur.1 | daaft | |||
| participles | davend | gedaafd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- daveren
Slovene
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *davьnъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dàːʋən/
Adjective
dávən (comparative davnejši, superlative nȁjdavnejši)
- ancient, olden
Inflection
| Hard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nom. sing. | dáven | dávna | dávno |
| singular | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | dáven ind dávni def | dávna | dávno |
| genitive | dávnega | dávne | dávnega |
| dative | dávnemu | dávni | dávnemu |
| accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim | dávno | dávno |
| locative | dávnem | dávni | dávnem |
| instrumental | dávnim | dávno | dávnim |
| dual | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | dávna | dávni | dávni |
| genitive | dávnih | dávnih | dávnih |
| dative | dávnima | dávnima | dávnima |
| accusative | dávna | dávni | dávni |
| locative | dávnih | dávnih | dávnih |
| instrumental | dávnima | dávnima | dávnima |
| plural | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | dávni | dávne | dávna |
| genitive | dávnih | dávnih | dávnih |
| dative | dávnim | dávnim | dávnim |
| accusative | dávne | dávne | dávna |
| locative | dávnih | dávnih | dávnih |
| instrumental | dávnimi | dávnimi | dávnimi |
Further reading
- “daven”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran