rieken

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See also: Rieken

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch rieken, from Old Dutch riecan, from Proto-West Germanic *reukan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną. Doublet of ruiken. Cognate to English reek.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Rhymes: -ikən

Verb[edit]

rieken

(formal) to stink
(Belgium, informal) to smell (i.e. to produce, give off a smell)
(Belgium, informal) to smell (i.e. to sense a smell)

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of rieken (strong class 2a)
infinitive	rieken
past singular	rook
past participle	geroken
infinitive	rieken
gerund	rieken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	riek	rook
2nd person sing. (jij)	riekt	rook
2nd person sing. (u)	riekt	rook
2nd person sing. (gij)	riekt	rookt
3rd person singular	riekt	rook
plural	rieken	roken

subjunctive sing.¹	rieke	roke
subjunctive plur.¹	rieken	roken

imperative sing.	riek
imperative plur.¹	riekt

participles	riekend	geroken
¹⁾ Archaic.

Synonyms[edit]

ruiken

Anagrams[edit]

inkeer, kieren, reiken

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch riekan, from Proto-West Germanic *reukan.

Verb[edit]

rieken

Alternative form of ruken

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