droom
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See also: Droom
Etymology 1
From Dutch droom, from Middle Dutch droom, from Old Dutch *drōm, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.
Noun
droom (plural drome)
Etymology 2
From Dutch dromen, from Old Dutch *drōmen, from Proto-Germanic *draumijaną.
Verb
droom (present droom, present participle dromende, past participle gedroom)
- (intransitive) to dream
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch drôom, from Old Dutch drōm, from Proto-West Germanic *draum, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.
Noun
droom m (plural dromen, diminutive droompje n)
- dream
- Ik had een vreemde droom vannacht.
- I had a strange dream last night.
- Hij heeft grootse dromen over zijn toekomst.
- He has big dreams about his future.
- In mijn droompje was ik een beroemde acteur.
- In my little dream, I was a famous actor.
Derived terms
- dromenland
- droombeeld
- droomoord
- droommoord
- droompartner
- droomwoning
- jongensdroom
- koortsdroom
- moorddroom
- natte droom
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
droom
- inflection of dromen:
Anagrams
Etymology
From Old Dutch drōm, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.
Noun
drôom m
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “droom”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “droom (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
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