geloven

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gelôven, from Old Dutch gilōven, from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną (“to believe, to hold valuable or pleasing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈloːvə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -oːvən

Verb

geloven

  1. (intransitive) to believe, to hold a belief [+ in (object) = in]
  2. (transitive) to believe, to be convinced by
    Geloofde hij ons?
    Did he believe us?

Inflection
Inflection of geloven (weak, prefixed)
infinitive geloven
past singular geloofde
past participle geloofd
infinitive geloven
gerund geloven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular geloofgeloofde
2nd person sing. (jij) gelooftgeloofde
2nd person sing. (u) gelooftgeloofde
2nd person sing. (gij) gelooftgeloofde
3rd person singular gelooftgeloofde
plural gelovengeloofden
subjunctive sing.1 gelovegeloofde
subjunctive plur.1 gelovengeloofden
imperative sing. geloof
imperative plur.1 gelooft
participles gelovendgeloofd
1) Archaic.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch gilōven, from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną.

Verb

gelôven

  1. to promise
  2. to trust
  3. to believe

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: geloven
  • Limburgish: glouve, glöjve

Further reading
  • “gheloven”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “geloven (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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