houwen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch houwen, from Old Dutch houwan, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (to hew, forge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑu̯ə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən

Verb

houwen

  1. (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 houwhieuw
2nd person sing. (jij) houwthieuw
2nd person sing. (u) houwthieuw
2nd person sing. (gij) houwthieuwt
3rd person singular houwthieuw
plural houwenhieuwen
subjunctive sing.1 houwehieuwe
subjunctive plur.1 houwenhieuwen
imperative sing. houw
imperative plur.1 houwt
participles houwendgehouwen
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 houwhouwde
2nd person sing. (jij) houwthouwde
2nd person sing. (u) houwthouwde
2nd person sing. (gij) houwthouwde
3rd person singular houwthouwde
plural houwenhouwden
subjunctive sing.1 houwehouwde
subjunctive plur.1 houwenhouwden
imperative sing. houw
imperative plur.1 houwt
participles houwendgehouwen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch houwan, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (to hew, forge).

Verb

houwen

  1. to chop, to hew
  2. to chop down, to fell
  3. to chop into pieces
  4. 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

Further reading

  • houwen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • houwen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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