houwen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch houwen, from Old Dutch houwan, from Proto-West Germanic *hauwan, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (“to hew, forge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɑu̯ə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: houwen
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən
Verb
houwen
- (intransitive) to hew
Inflection
| Inflection of houwen (strong class 7) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | houwen | |||
| past singular | hieuw | |||
| past participle | gehouwen | |||
| infinitive | houwen | |||
| gerund | houwen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | houw | hieuw | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | houwt | hieuw | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | houwt | hieuw | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | houwt | hieuwt | ||
| 3rd person singular | houwt | hieuw | ||
| plural | houwen | hieuwen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | houwe | hieuwe | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | houwen | hieuwen | ||
| imperative sing. | houw | |||
| imperative plur.1 | houwt | |||
| participles | houwend | gehouwen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
| Inflection of houwen (weak with strong past participle) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | houwen | |||
| past singular | houwde | |||
| past participle | gehouwen | |||
| infinitive | houwen | |||
| gerund | houwen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | houw | houwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | houwt | houwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | houwt | houwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | houwt | houwde | ||
| 3rd person singular | houwt | houwde | ||
| plural | houwen | houwden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | houwe | houwde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | houwen | houwden | ||
| imperative sing. | houw | |||
| imperative plur.1 | houwt | |||
| participles | houwend | gehouwen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- afhouwen
- beeldhouwen
- behouwen
- houwdegen
- houwer
- inhouwen
- omhouwen
- uithouwen
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: houw (dated)
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch houwan, from Proto-West Germanic *hauwan, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (“to hew, forge”).
Verb
houwen
- to chop, to hew
- to chop down, to fell
- to chop into pieces
- to slash
Inflection
| Strong class 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | houwen | |
| 3rd sg. past | hieu | |
| 3rd pl. past | hiewen | |
| Past participle | gehouwen | |
| Infinitive | houwen | |
| In genitive | houwens | |
| In dative | houwene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | houwe | hieu |
| 2nd singular | hous, houwes | hieus, hiewes |
| 3rd singular | hout, houwet | hieu |
| 1st plural | houwen | hiewen |
| 2nd plural | hout, houwet | hieut, hiewet |
| 3rd plural | houwen | hiewen |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | houwe | hiewe |
| 2nd singular | hous, houwes | hiewes |
| 3rd singular | houwe | hiewe |
| 1st plural | houwen | hiewen |
| 2nd plural | hout, houwet | hiewet |
| 3rd plural | houwen | hiewen |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | hou, houwe | |
| Plural | hout, houwet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | houwende | gehouwen |
Descendants
- Dutch: houwen
- Limburgish: houwe
Further reading
- “houwen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “houwen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN