bouwen

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch bouwen, from Old Dutch buwan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑu̯ə(n)/ Hyphenation: bou‧wen Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən === Verb === bouwen (transitive) to build, to construct (transitive, dialectal) to cultivate, to till Synonym: verbouwen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: bou Jersey Dutch: bāue Negerhollands: bou, bau, bow → Aukan: bow → Papiamentu: bouw (dated) → Sranan Tongo: bow → Lokono: bowdun → Caribbean Javanese: ngebau == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch buwan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną. === Verb === bouwen to build, to found to till, to work (land) to inhabit, to dwell to cultivate, to cherish ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. ==== Alternative forms ==== buwen ==== Derived terms ==== bouwinge gebouwen verbouwen volbouwen ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: bouwenAfrikaans: bouJersey Dutch: bāueNegerhollands: bou, bau, bow→ Aukan: bow→ Papiamentu: bouw (dated)→ Sranan Tongo: bow→ Lokono: bowdun→ Caribbean Javanese: ngebau Limburgish: boewe === Further reading === Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bouwen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I == Middle English == === Verb === bouwen alternative form of bowen == Middle High German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈbou̯wən/ === Verb === bouwen (class 2 weak, third-person singular present bouwet, past tense bouwete, past participle gebouwet, auxiliary hān) alternative form of būwen ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “bouwen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition