kraken

See also Kraken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch craken, from Old Dutch *krakon, from Proto-Germanic *krakōnan. Probably an onomatopoeia, but compare Sanskrit  (garjati), Armenian կարկաչ (karkačʿ), Lithuanian girgždė́ti.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkraːkə(n)/

Verb

kraken

1. (transitive) To break open (a shell)
2. (intransitive) To make a creaky sound, like something being cracked
3. (transitive) To break up into (chemical) components
4. (metaphore) (transitive) To break someone mentally
5. (metaphore) (transitive) To solve a code
6. (metaphore) (transitive and intransitive) To practise chiropractic (on a patient)
7. (metaphore) (transitive) To squat (a building)
8. (intransitive) To start (said of the day)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kraken (weak)

infinitive	kraken
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kraak	kraakte
2nd person singular	kraakt	kraakte
3rd person singular	kraakt	kraakte
plural	kraken	kraakten
subjunctive sing.1	krake	kraakte
subjunctive plur.1	kraken	kraakten
imperative sing.	kraak
imperative plur.1	kraakt
participles	krakend	(hebben) gekraakt
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

• (start) krieken

Derived terms

afkraken (verb) gekraak n kraak donderkraken (verb) eierkrake kraakamandel kraakbeen n kraakbezie kraakhaspel kraakhout n kraakijs n kraaklachen (verb) kraaklaurier m kraaklede

kraakloof kraaknet (adjective) kraaknoot kraakpand n kraakpeer kraaksalade kraakschoen m kraaksneeuw kraakstap kraaksteen n kraakstoel kraakwagen m kraakwilg kraakzindelijk (adjective)

krakebrood n krakekoek m krakel m krakelen (verb) krakeling m krakepit kraker m krakerig (adjective) kwadenotenkraker m notenkraker m openkraken (verb) zaadkraker m

Related terms

• krak

Noun

kraken

1. plural form of kraak
2. Alternative form of kraak.

Anagrams

• kanker

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French

Noun

kraken m (plural krakens)

1. Kraken

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Swedish

Noun

kraken

1. definite form singular of krake