erven

English

Noun

erven

1. plural of erf

Anagrams

• Verne, nerve, never

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛrvə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: er‧ven
• Rhymes: -ɛrvən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch erven, from Proto-West Germanic *arbijan, from Proto-Germanic *arbijaną, denominative from *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“change allegiance or status or ownership”). Equivalent to erf +‎ -en.

Verb

erven

1. (transitive) to inherit

Usage notes

• Colloquially, the past tense ierf and the past participle georven are sometimes heard, analogous to the strong conjugation of verb sterven. This is, however, widely considered non-standard.

Conjugation

Conjugation of erven (weak)
infinitive	erven
past singular	erfde
past participle	geërfd
infinitive	erven
gerund	erven n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	erf	erfde
2nd person sing. (jij)	erft, erf2	erfde
2nd person sing. (u)	erft	erfde
2nd person sing. (gij)	erft	erfde
3rd person singular	erft	erfde
plural	erven	erfden
subjunctive sing.1	erve	erfde
subjunctive plur.1	erven	erfden
imperative sing.	erf
imperative plur.1	erft
participles	ervend	geërfd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• beërven
• erfdeel
• erfelijk
• erfenis
• erfgoed
• erfrecht
• erfstuk
• het naaste bloed erft het goed
• onterven
• vererven

Descendants

• Negerhollands: erv
• → Papiamentu: erf (dated)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

erven

1. plural of erf

Anagrams

• nerve, reven, veren

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *arbijan, from Proto-Germanic *arbijaną, denominative from *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“change allegiance or status or ownership”). Equivalent to erve +‎ -en.

Verb

erven

1. to bequeath
2. to grant, to assign (ownership of)
3. to grant a place/parcel to, to take in
4. to inherit
5. to be inherited, to be granted through inheritance
6. to be in charge, act as an owner

Inflection

Conjugation of erven (weak)

infinitive	base form	erven
	genitive	ervens
	dative	ervene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		erve	—		erve	—
2nd person singular		erfs, erves	—		erfs, erves	—
3rd person singular		erft, ervet	—		erve	—
1st person plural		erven	—		erven	—
2nd person plural		erft, ervet	—		erft, ervet	—
3rd person plural		erven	—		erven	—
		imperative
singular		erf, erve
plural		erft, ervet
		present	past
participle		ervende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: erven
• Limburgish: èrve

Further reading

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