vieren

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈvirə(n)/, [ˈviːrə(n)]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -irən

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch vieren, from Old Dutch fīron, from Latin fērior.

Verb[edit]

vieren

  1. to celebrate
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of vieren (weak)
infinitive vieren
past singular vierde
past participle gevierd
infinitive vieren
gerund vieren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular vier vierde
2nd person sing. (jij) viert vierde
2nd person sing. (u) viert vierde
2nd person sing. (gij) viert vierde
3rd person singular viert vierde
plural vieren vierden
subjunctive sing.1 viere vierde
subjunctive plur.1 vieren vierden
imperative sing. vier
imperative plur.1 viert
participles vierend gevierd
1) Archaic.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Unknown. Possibly from Old Frisian fīr (far); see ver (far). Or, possibly related to sense 1 in the sense of "letting go." A third possibility is French virer (to turn).[1]

Verb[edit]

vieren

  1. to let loose, to let go
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of vieren (weak)
infinitive vieren
past singular vierde
past participle gevierd
infinitive vieren
gerund vieren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular vier vierde
2nd person sing. (jij) viert vierde
2nd person sing. (u) viert vierde
2nd person sing. (gij) viert vierde
3rd person singular viert vierde
plural vieren vierden
subjunctive sing.1 viere vierde
subjunctive plur.1 vieren vierden
imperative sing. vier
imperative plur.1 viert
participles vierend gevierd
1) Archaic.

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

vieren

  1. (archaic) dative singular of vier

References[edit]

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “vieren2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

vieren

  1. genitive singular of vieri

Anagrams[edit]

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch fīron, from Latin fērior.

Verb[edit]

vieren

  1. to celebrate (a religious holiday), to fulfill the duties of a holiday
  2. to take rest to celebrate
  3. to rest, to take vacation
  4. to rest, to wait, to delay

Inflection[edit]

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: vieren
  • Limburgish: vere, vieëre
  • English: veer

Further reading[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbjeɾen/ [ˈbje.ɾẽn]
  • Rhymes: -eɾen
  • Syllabification: vie‧ren

Verb[edit]

vieren

  1. third-person plural future subjunctive of ver