eren
Catalan
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːrə(n)/
- Rhymes: -eːrən
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Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch êren. Equivalent to eer + -en.
Alternative forms
- eeren (obsolete spelling)
Verb
eren
- (transitive) to honor/honour, to pay homage/respects.
- Een Prinse van Oranje ben ik, vrij, onverveerd, den Koning van Hispanje heb ik altijd geëerd.
- A prince of Orange am I, free, undaunted, the king of Spain I've always honoured.
- (transitive) to respect, hold in high regard.
- (transitive) to adorn, decorate.
- (transitive) to (sometimes restore a fiancée's) honor by marriage
Inflection
| Inflection of eren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | eren | |||
| past singular | eerde | |||
| past participle | geëerd | |||
| infinitive | eren | |||
| gerund | eren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | eer | eerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | eert | eerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | eert | eerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | eert | eerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | eert | eerde | ||
| plural | eren | eerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ere | eerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | eren | eerden | ||
| imperative sing. | eer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | eert | |||
| participles | erend | geëerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch êren, êrijn. Equivalent to eer (“copper, metal”) + -en.
Adjective
eren (not comparable)
Inflection
| Inflection of eren | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | eren | |||
| inflected | eren | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | ||||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | eren | ||
| n. sing. | eren | |||
| plural | eren | |||
| definite | eren | |||
| partitive | ||||
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch ēren, from Old Dutch *erien, from Proto-Germanic *arjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éryeti.
Inflection
| Inflection of eren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | eren | |||
| past singular | eerde | |||
| past participle | geëerd | |||
| infinitive | eren | |||
| gerund | eren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | eer | eerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | eert | eerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | eert | eerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | eert | eerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | eert | eerde | ||
| plural | eren | eerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ere | eerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | eren | eerden | ||
| imperative sing. | eer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | eert | |||
| participles | erend | geëerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- eerder
- eerlijn
- eerlint
- eerstok
- omeren
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the main entry.
Middle Dutch
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | êren | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | êren | |
| In genitive | êrens | |
| In dative | êrene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | êre | — |
| 2nd singular | êers, êres | — |
| 3rd singular | êert, êret | — |
| 1st plural | êren | — |
| 2nd plural | êert, êret | — |
| 3rd plural | êren | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | êre | — |
| 2nd singular | êers, êres | — |
| 3rd singular | êre | — |
| 1st plural | êren | — |
| 2nd plural | êert, êret | — |
| 3rd plural | êren | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | êer, êre | |
| Plural | êert, êret | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | êrende | — |
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *erien, from Proto-Germanic *arjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éryeti.
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ēren | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | ēren | |
| In genitive | ērens | |
| In dative | ērene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | ēre | — |
| 2nd singular | ēers, ēres | — |
| 3rd singular | ēert, ēret | — |
| 1st plural | ēren | — |
| 2nd plural | ēert, ēret | — |
| 3rd plural | ēren | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | ēre | — |
| 2nd singular | ēers, ēres | — |
| 3rd singular | ēre | — |
| 1st plural | ēren | — |
| 2nd plural | ēert, ēret | — |
| 3rd plural | ēren | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | ēer, ēre | |
| Plural | ēert, ēret | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | ērende | — |
Alternative forms
- ērien
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Further reading
- “eren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “eren (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
- “eren (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English ēaran, plural form of ēare, from Proto-Germanic *ausōnō, plural form of *ausô.
Etymology 2
From Old English earon.
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