rouw

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rouwe, ruwe, from Old Dutch *reuwa, from Proto-West Germanic *hreuwu. The noun rouw belongs to the verb rouwen.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rɑu̯/
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: rauw

Noun

rouw m (uncountable)

  1. mourning
  2. sorrow, grief

Descendants
  • → Papiamentu: rou

Verb

rouw

  1. inflection of rouwen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

References
  1. de Vries / de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Utrecht 1986 (14de druk), →ISBN; article rouw
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