toveren

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tôveren, from Old Dutch *tōvaron, from Proto-West Germanic *taubrōn, from Proto-Germanic *taubrōną. Equivalent to tover (“magic”) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoːvərə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: to‧ve‧ren

Verb

toveren

1. (intransitive) To perform magic
2. (intransitive, figuratively) To do amazing things

   Hij kan toveren: met het kleinste budget behaalt hij de beste resultaten.

   He can do magic: with the lesser budget he gets the best results.

Inflection

Inflection of toveren (weak)
infinitive	toveren
past singular	toverde
past participle	getoverd
infinitive	toveren
gerund	toveren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	tover	toverde
2nd person sing. (jij)	tovert	toverde
2nd person sing. (u)	tovert	toverde
2nd person sing. (gij)	tovert	toverde
3rd person singular	tovert	toverde
plural	toveren	toverden
subjunctive sing.1	tovere	toverde
subjunctive plur.1	toveren	toverden
imperative sing.	tover
imperative plur.1	tovert
participles	toverend	getoverd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• betoveren
• omtoveren
• onttoveren
• tovenaar
• toveraar
• toverachtig
• toverbal
• toverboek
• toverdrank
• toverfee
• toverfluit
• toverhazelaar
• toverkol
• toverkracht
• toverlantaarn
• toverslag
• toverspreuk
• toverstaf
• toverstok
• tovertuin

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: toor
• Negerhollands: tover
• → Saramaccan: tófu
• → West Frisian: toverje

Anagrams

• onterve, tevoren, vertone

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *tōvaron, from Proto-West Germanic *taubrōn. Equivalent to tôver +‎ -en.

Verb

tôveren

1. to perform magic

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: toveren
  • Afrikaans: toor
  • Negerhollands: tover
  • → Saramaccan: tófu
  • → West Frisian: toverje
• Limburgish: touvere

Further reading

• “toveren (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “toveren”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN