vroeg

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vroeg, from Middle Dutch vroech, extended form of vroe, from Old Dutch fruo (“early”), from Proto-Germanic *frōwaz, *frōwijaz (“early”), from Proto-Indo-European *proh₁- (“early”).

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Adjective

vroeg (attributive vroeë, comparative vroeër, superlative vroegste)

  1. early

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vrux/
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  • Rhymes: -ux

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vroech, extended form of vroe, from Old Dutch fruo (“early”), from Proto-Germanic *frōwaz, *frōwijaz (“early”), from Proto-Indo-European *proh₁- (“early”).

Adjective

vroeg (comparative vroeger, superlative vroegst)

  1. early
    Antonym: laat
Inflection
Inflection of vroeg
uninflected vroeg
inflected vroege
comparative vroeger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial vroegvroegerhet vroegst
het vroegste
indefinite m./f. sing. vroegevroegerevroegste
n. sing. vroegvroegervroegste
plural vroegevroegerevroegste
definite vroegevroegerevroegste
partitive vroegsvroegers—
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: vroeg
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: fruku
  • Javindo: froeg
  • Negerhollands: vroe, fru, vrue
  • → Sranan Tongo: fruku, frugu
    • → Aukan: fuuku
    • → Saramaccan: fuúku

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vroeg

  1. singular past indicative of vragen

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