driuwe

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian drīva, from Proto-West Germanic *drīban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrjoːwə/, /ˈdrjou̯ə/

Verb

driuwe

1. to drive
2. to float

Inflection

Strong class 1
infinitive	driuwe
3rd singular past	dreau
past participle	dreaun
infinitive	driuwe
long infinitive	driuwen
gerund	driuwen n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	driuw	dreau
2nd singular	driuwst	dreaust
3rd singular	driuwt	dreau
plural	driuwe	dreawen
imperative	driuw
participles	driuwend	dreaun

• (variant past-tense plural) dreaune, dreaunen

Further reading

• “driuwe (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011