doven

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse dofinn (“dead”).

Adjective

doven

  1. lazy (unwilling to work)
  2. stale (of beverages)

Inflection

Inflection of doven
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular doven dovnere dovnest2
Neuter singular dovent dovnere dovnest2
Plural dovne dovnere dovnest2
Definite attributive1 dovne dovnere dovneste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdoːvə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -oːvən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dôven, from Old Dutch *dōven, from Proto-Germanic *daubijaną.

Verb

doven

  1. (ergative) to extinguish
Inflection
Inflection of doven (weak)
infinitive doven
past singular doofde
past participle gedoofd
infinitive doven
gerund doven n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular doof doofde
2nd person sing. (jij) dooft doofde
2nd person sing. (u) dooft doofde
2nd person sing. (gij) dooft doofde
3rd person singular dooft doofde
plural doven doofden
subjunctive sing.1 dove doofde
subjunctive plur.1 doven doofden
imperative sing. doof
imperative plur.1 dooft
participles dovend gedoofd
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Noun

doven

  1. Plural form of dove

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse dofinn (“dead”).

Adjective

doven (neuter singular dovent, definite singular and plural dovne, comparative dovnere, indefinite superlative dovnest, definite superlative dovneste)

  1. lazy (unwilling to work)
  2. flat (e.g. beer)
  3. numb (limbs)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse dofinn (“dead”).

Adjective

doven (neuter singular dove or dovent, definite singular and plural dovne, comparative dovnare, indefinite superlative dovnast, definite superlative dovnaste)

  1. lazy (unwilling to work)
  2. flat (e.g. beer)
  3. numb (limbs)

References

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