rouw

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine, no-diminutive, uncountable) mourning
2. (masculine, no-diminutive, uncountable) sorrow, grief

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of rouwen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of rouwen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of rouwen:

rouwen

to mourn, to grieve

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Concepts

mourning

grief

sorrow

bereavement

Synonyms

droefheid

smart

Translations

Trauer

deuil

luto

luto

nojo

lutto

ağıt

dol

matem

duelo

şîn

funérailles

Trauerfeier

obsèques

απωλεια

Pronounced as (IPA)

/rɑu̯/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: rouwe

Inherited from Old Dutch: *reuwa

In summary

From Middle Dutch rouwe, ruwe, from Old Dutch *reuwa, from Proto-West Germanic *hreuwu. The noun rouw belongs to the verb rouwen.