trouw

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /trɑu̯/
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch trouwe, from Old Dutch *triuwa, from Proto-Germanic *trewwō.

Noun

trouw m (plural trouwen, diminutive trouwtje n)

  1. loyalty, faithfulness
    Groot is Uw trouw, o Heer — Great is Thy faithfulness, oh Lord
  2. marriage

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch trouwe, from Old Dutch *triuwi, from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz.

Adjective

trouw (comparative trouwer, superlative trouwst)

  1. true, faithful, loyal
Inflection
Inflection of trouw
uninflected trouw
inflected trouwe
comparative trouwer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial trouwtrouwerhet trouwst
het trouwste
indefinite m./f. sing. trouwetrouweretrouwste
n. sing. trouwtrouwertrouwste
plural trouwetrouweretrouwste
definite trouwetrouweretrouwste
partitive trouwstrouwers—
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

trouw

  1. first-person singular present indicative of trouwen
  2. imperative of trouwen

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