droom
See also: Droom
Afrikaans
Etymology 1
From Dutch droom, from Middle Dutch droom, from Old Dutch *drōm, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.
Noun
droom (plural drome)
- dream
Etymology 2
From Dutch dromen, from Old Dutch *drōmen, from Proto-Germanic *draumijaną.
Verb
droom (present droom, present participle dromende, past participle gedroom)
- (intransitive) to dream
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /droːm/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: droom
- Rhymes: -oːm
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch drôom, from Old Dutch drōm, from Proto-West Germanic *draum, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.
Noun
droom m (plural dromen, diminutive droompje n)
- dream
Derived terms
- dromenland
- droombeeld
- droomoord
- droommoord
- droompartner
- droomwoning
- jongensdroom
- koortsdroom
- moorddroom
- natte droom
Descendants
- Afrikaans: droom
- Berbice Creole Dutch: drum
- Jersey Dutch: drôm
- Negerhollands: droom
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
droom
- first-person singular present indicative of dromen
- imperative of dromen
Anagrams
- moord
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch drōm, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.
Noun
drôom m
- dream
- something incredible, wondrous
- falsehood
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- drômen
Descendants
- Dutch: droom
- Limburgish: droum
Further reading
- “droom”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “droom (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I