loeren
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlu.rə(n)/, [luː-]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -urən
Etymology 1
With dialectal (eastern) -oe- from Middle Dutch luren (“to look sharp”), from Proto-Germanic *lūraną, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to see”), similar to loens (“cross-eyed”), Latin luscus (“half-blind”).[1] Compare German lauern, English lour and lurk.
Verb
loeren
- (intransitive) to lurk, spy
- (intransitive) to be on the look-out for
- Hij loert op die ene kans ― He is waiting for that one opportunity.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of loeren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | loeren | |||
| past singular | loerde | |||
| past participle | geloerd | |||
| infinitive | loeren | |||
| gerund | loeren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | loer | loerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | loert, loer2 | loerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | loert | loerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | loert | loerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | loert | loerde | ||
| plural | loeren | loerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | loere | loerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | loeren | loerden | ||
| imperative sing. | loer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | loert | |||
| participles | loerend | geloerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Descendants
- Berbice Creole Dutch: luru
- Negerhollands: loer
- Petjo: loeren
- Skepi Creole Dutch: luru, loor
- → Aukan: lulu
- → Papiamentu: lur, loer
- → Sranan Tongo: luru
- → Caribbean Javanese: luru, ngluru
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
loeren
- plural of loer
References
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “loeren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute