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jouw.

your; second-person singular possessive determiner

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

det/jɑu̯/
  1. your; second-person singular possessive determiner

    dependent · possessive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch jouwe, from Old Dutch *jūwa, a northern (Frisian?) variant of *iuwa, from Proto-West Germanic *iuwar, from Proto-Germanic *izweraz. Doublet of uw.

intj/jɑu̯/
  1. Expression of scorn.

noun/jɑu̯/
  1. a jeer

    masculine · no-diminutive · uncountable
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