reven

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See also: révén, revén, and réven

Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /reːvən/, [ˈʁæːwn̩]

Verb

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reven

  1. past participle common of rive

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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reven

  1. plural of rif

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Galician

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Verb

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reven

  1. third-person plural present indicative of rever

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old English rēafian, from Proto-West Germanic *raubōn, from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Doublet of robben.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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reven (third-person singular simple present reveth, present participle revynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative refte, past participle reft)

  1. To cause someone to lose something:
    1. To steal, or rob; to secretly loot.
    2. To loot, despoil, ravage; to bring to ruin.
    3. To grab, take, or confiscate with force or violence.
    4. To lose an ability or knowledge.
  2. To ruin or destroy:
    1. To eliminate or terminate; to render unusable.
    2. To kill; to murder or end the life of.
    3. To chop or lop off
  3. To take into safety; to recover or liberate.
  4. To bring into a euphoric state.
Conjugation
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Descendants
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  • English: reave (archaic)
  • Scots: reve, refe, reif
References
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old English ġerēfan, plural of ġerēfa; equivalent to reve +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

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reven

  1. plural of reve

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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reven m

  1. definite singular of rev (Etymology 1)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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reven m

  1. definite singular of rev (Etymology 1)

Slovene

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Adjective

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rẹ́vən (comparative rẹ́vnejši, superlative nȁjrẹ́vnejši)

  1. poor (having no possessions or money)

Inflection

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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Hard
masculine feminine neuter
nom. sing. réven révna révno
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative réven ind
révni def
révna révno
genitive révnega révne révnega
dative révnemu révni révnemu
accusative nominativeinan or
genitive
anim
révno révno
locative révnem révni révnem
instrumental révnim révno révnim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative révna révni révni
genitive révnih révnih révnih
dative révnima révnima révnima
accusative révna révni révni
locative révnih révnih révnih
instrumental révnima révnima révnima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative révni révne révna
genitive révnih révnih révnih
dative révnim révnim révnim
accusative révne révne révna
locative révnih révnih révnih
instrumental révnimi révnimi révnimi

Further reading

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  • reven”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

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Noun

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reven

  1. definite singular fishing line of rev c
  2. definite plural reef of rev n

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