droom

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Afrikaans

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch droom, from Middle Dutch droom, from Old Dutch *drōm, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.

Noun

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droom (plural drome)

  1. dream

Etymology 2

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From Dutch dromen, from Old Dutch *drōmen, from Proto-Germanic *draumijaną.

Verb

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droom (present droom, present participle dromende, past participle gedroom)

  1. (intransitive) to dream

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /droːm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: droom
  • Rhymes: -oːm

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch drôom, from Old Dutch drōm, from Proto-West Germanic *draum, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.

Noun

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droom m (plural dromen, diminutive droompje n)

  1. 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
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: droom
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: drum
  • Jersey Dutch: drôm
  • Negerhollands: droom

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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droom

  1. inflection of dromen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch drōm, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.

Noun

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drôom m

  1. dream
  2. something incredible, wondrous
  3. falsehood

Inflection

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