dromen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdroːmə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: dro‧men
• Rhymes: -oːmən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch drômen, from Old Dutch *drōmen, from Proto-West Germanic *draumijan, from Proto-Germanic *draumijaną.

Verb

dromen

1. (intransitive) to dream

Inflection

Conjugation of dromen (weak)
infinitive	dromen
past singular	droomde
past participle	gedroomd
infinitive	dromen
gerund	dromen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	droom	droomde
2nd person sing. (jij)	droomt, droom2	droomde
2nd person sing. (u)	droomt	droomde
2nd person sing. (gij)	droomt	droomde
3rd person singular	droomt	droomde
plural	dromen	droomden
subjunctive sing.1	drome	droomde
subjunctive plur.1	dromen	droomden
imperative sing.	droom
imperative plur.1	droomt
participles	dromend	gedroomd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• dagdromen
• dromer

Related terms

• droom

Descendants

• Jersey Dutch: drôme
• Negerhollands: droom, drom
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: drom (archaic)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dromen

1. plural of droom

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: drumi

Anagrams

• morden

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *drōmen, from Proto-West Germanic *draumijan.

Verb

drômen

1. to dream

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	drômen
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	drômen
In genitive	drômens
In dative	drômene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	drôme	—
2nd singular	drôoms, drômes	—
3rd singular	drôomt, drômet	—
1st plural	drômen	—
2nd plural	drôomt, drômet	—
3rd plural	drômen	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	drôme	—
2nd singular	drôoms, drômes	—
3rd singular	drôme	—
1st plural	drômen	—
2nd plural	drôomt, drômet	—
3rd plural	drômen	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	drôom, drôme
Plural	drôomt, drômet
	Present	Past
Participle	drômende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: dromen
• Limburgish: droume, dröjme

Further reading

• “dromen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dromen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I