schuwen

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schuwen, from Old Dutch skiuwen, from Proto-West Germanic *skiuhijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxyu̯ə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -yu̯ən

Verb

schuwen

  1. (transitive) to shun, eschew

Conjugation

Conjugation of schuwen (weak)
infinitive schuwen
past singular schuwde
past participle geschuwd
infinitive schuwen
gerund schuwen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular schuw schuwde
2nd person sing. (jij) schuwt, schuw2 schuwde
2nd person sing. (u) schuwt schuwde
2nd person sing. (gij) schuwt schuwde
3rd person singular schuwt schuwde
plural schuwen schuwden
subjunctive sing.1 schuwe schuwde
subjunctive plur.1 schuwen schuwden
imperative sing. schuw
imperative plur.1 schuwt
participles schuwend geschuwd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Dutch skiuwen, from Proto-West Germanic *skiuhijan.

Verb

schuwen

  1. to be afraid (of)
  2. to shy away from, to avoid

Inflection

Conjugation of schuwen (weak)
infinitive base form schuwen
genitive schuwens
dative schuwene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular schuwe — schuwe —
2nd person singular schuus, schuwes — schuus, schuwes —
3rd person singular schuut, schuwet — schuwe —
1st person plural schuwen — schuwen —
2nd person plural schuut, schuwet — schuut, schuwet —
3rd person plural schuwen — schuwen —
imperative
singular schu, schuwe
plural schuut, schuwet
present past
participle schuwende —

Descendants

  • Dutch: schuwen, schouwen (dialectal)

Further reading

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