dromen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdroːmə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: dro‧men
- Rhymes: -oːmən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch drômen, from Old Dutch *drōmen, from Proto-West Germanic *draumijan, from Proto-Germanic *draumijaną.
Verb
dromen
- (intransitive) to dream
Inflection
| Inflection of dromen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dromen | |||
| past singular | droomde | |||
| past participle | gedroomd | |||
| infinitive | dromen | |||
| gerund | dromen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | droom | droomde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | droomt | droomde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | droomt | droomde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | droomt | droomde | ||
| 3rd person singular | droomt | droomde | ||
| plural | dromen | droomden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | drome | droomde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dromen | droomden | ||
| imperative sing. | droom | |||
| imperative plur.1 | droomt | |||
| participles | dromend | gedroomd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- dagdromen
- dromer
Related terms
- droom
Descendants
- Jersey Dutch: drôme
- Negerhollands: droom, drom
- → Virgin Islands Creole: drom (archaic)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
dromen
- plural of droom
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: drumi
Anagrams
- morden
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *drōmen, from Proto-West Germanic *draumijan.
Verb
drômen
- to dream
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | drômen | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | drômen | |
| In genitive | drômens | |
| In dative | drômene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | drôme | — |
| 2nd singular | drôoms, drômes | — |
| 3rd singular | drôomt, drômet | — |
| 1st plural | drômen | — |
| 2nd plural | drôomt, drômet | — |
| 3rd plural | drômen | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | drôme | — |
| 2nd singular | drôoms, drômes | — |
| 3rd singular | drôme | — |
| 1st plural | drômen | — |
| 2nd plural | drôomt, drômet | — |
| 3rd plural | drômen | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | drôom, drôme | |
| Plural | drôomt, drômet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | drômende | — |
Descendants
- Dutch: dromen
- Limburgish: droume, dröjme
Further reading
- “dromen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “dromen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I