toveren
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch tôveren, from Old Dutch *tōvaron, from Proto-Germanic *taubrōną. Equivalent to tover + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtoːvərə(n)/
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Audio (file) - Hyphenation: to‧ve‧ren
Verb
toveren
- (intransitive) to perform magic
- (intransitive, figuratively) to do amazing things
- Hij kan toveren: met het kleinste budget behaalt hij de beste resultaten.
- He can perform magic: with the lesser budget he gets the best results.
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Inflection
| Inflection of toveren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | toveren | |||
| past singular | toverde | |||
| past participle | getoverd | |||
| infinitive | toveren | |||
| gerund | toveren n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | tover | toverde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | tovert | toverde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | tovert | toverde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | tovert | toverde | ||
| 3rd person singular | tovert | toverde | ||
| plural | toveren | toverden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | tovere | toverde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | toveren | toverden | ||
| imperative sing. | tover | |||
| imperative plur.1 | tovert | |||
| participles | toverend | getoverd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- betoveren
- tovenaar/tovenares
- toveraar
- toverachtig
- toverbal
- toverboek
- toverdrank
- toverfluit
- toverhazelaar
- toverkracht
- toverlantaarn
- toverslag
- toverspreuk
- toverstaf
- toverstok
- tovertuin
Anagrams
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *tōvaron, from Proto-Germanic *taubrōną. Equivalent to tôver + -en.
Verb
tôveren
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: toveren
- Limburgish: touvere
Further reading
- “toveren (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “toveren”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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