trouwen
Meaning
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- (ergative) to marry
- (obsolete,transitive) to trust
Concepts
make a match
be married
give in marriage
Synonyms
in de echt verbinden
in het huwelijk treden
zich in de echt verbinden
slaags raken
zich laten registreren
tot vrouw nemen
tot man nemen
Frequency
Hyphenated as
trou‧wen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtrɑu̯ə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch trouwen, from Old Dutch *triuwon, from Proto-Germanic *trewwāną. Equivalent to trouw (“loyality”) + -en or trouw (“faithful, loyal”) + -en.
New
trouw
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- (feminine) loyalty, faithfulness
- (feminine) marriage
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