schromen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schromen. Further etymology unknown; the word is attested only from the late Middle Ages onward and is limited to Dutch, Frisian and Low German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxroː.mə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: schro‧men
  • Rhymes: -oːmən

Verb

schromen

  1. (intransitive) to fear
  2. (intransitive) to be bashful

Conjugation

Conjugation of schromen (weak)
infinitive schromen
past singular schroomde
past participle geschroomd
infinitive schromen
gerund schromen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular schroom schroomde
2nd person sing. (jij) schroomt, schroom2 schroomde
2nd person sing. (u) schroomt schroomde
2nd person sing. (gij) schroomt schroomde
3rd person singular schroomt schroomde
plural schromen schroomden
subjunctive sing.1 schrome schroomde
subjunctive plur.1 schromen schroomden
imperative sing. schroom
imperative plur.1 schroomt
participles schromend geschroomd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: skroom

References

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