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veren
veren
See also: vêren
Dutch
Adjective
veren (not comparable)
Inflection
| Inflection of veren | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | veren | |||
| inflected | veren | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | — | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | veren | ||
| n. sing. | veren | |||
| plural | veren | |||
| definite | veren | |||
| partitive | — | |||
Noun
veren
Etymology 2
From veer (“spring”), related to the etymology above.
Alternative forms
- vederen
Verb
veren
- (intransitive) to bounce, reverberate, spring.
Inflection
| Inflection of veren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | veren | |||
| past singular | veerde | |||
| past participle | geveerd | |||
| infinitive | veren | |||
| gerund | veren n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | veer | veerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | veert | veerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | veert | veerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | veert | veerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | veert | veerde | ||
| plural | veren | veerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vere | veerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | veren | veerden | ||
| imperative sing. | veer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | veert | |||
| participles | verend | geveerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- opveren
- rechtveren
- veerkracht, veerkrachtig
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch veren, from Old Dutch ferien, from Proto-Germanic *farjaną.
Verb
veren
- to ferry
Inflection
| Inflection of veren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | veren | |||
| past singular | veerde | |||
| past participle | geveerd | |||
| infinitive | veren | |||
| gerund | veren n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | veer | veerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | veert | veerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | veert | veerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | veert | veerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | veert | veerde | ||
| plural | veren | veerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vere | veerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | veren | veerden | ||
| imperative sing. | veer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | veert | |||
| participles | verend | geveerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- veerboot
- veerdam
- veerdienst
- veergeld n
- veerhuis n
- veerknecht m
- veerloon n
- veerman m
- veerpont n, veerschip n, veerschuit
Noun
veren
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]