deven

Ladino

Pronunciation

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Verb

deven (Hebrew spelling דיב׳ין)

1. third-person plural present indicative of dever

Middle English

Alternative forms

• deve, dewen

Etymology

Inherited from Old English dēafian, from Proto-West Germanic *daubēn; by surface analysis, def (“deaf”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ̝ːvən/

Verb

deven (third-person singular simple present deveth, present participle devende, devynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle deved)

1. (ambitransitive) To deafen; to cause to lose hearing.
2. (transitive, figurative) To stun or stupefy.
3. (intransitive, rare) To become deaf.

Conjugation

Conjugation of deven (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) deven, deve
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	deve	deved
2nd-person singular	devest	devedest
3rd-person singular	deveth	deved
subjunctive singular	deve
imperative singular		—
plural1	deven, deve	deveden, devede
imperative plural	deveth, deve	—
participles	devynge, devende	deved

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: deave (dialectal)
• Middle Scots: deve, deive
  • Scots: deave

References

• “dēven, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Spanish

Verb

deven

1. third-person plural present indicative of dever