waarschuwen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch waerschuwen, waerschouwen, waerscuwen, waerscouwen, equivalent to (ge)waar +‎ schuwen. Cognate with nautical German wahrschauen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋaːrˌsxyu̯ə(n)/
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Hyphenation: waar‧schu‧wen

Verb

waarschuwen

(transitive) to warn, to let someone know, to notify about a threat or consequences

Inflection

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Derived terms

waarschuwing

Descendants

Afrikaans: waarsku
Negerhollands: waarskouw, waerskow
→ Aukan: wasikoi
→ Norwegian: varsku

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