afmikken
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of af (“off”) + mikken (“aim”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]afmikken
- (dated) to bounce off with a projectile
- (dated) to measure, especially by mere eyesight
- 1689, Bernhardus Fullenius, Brief, van Bernhardus Fullenius, Daniel vanden Dalen, page 8 & 9:
- Want ſoo veel te grooter konſt het is ſijn doel op twee dingen te houden, dan op een, ſoo veel te grooter konſt ſal 't zijn, met de ge-eischte veerdigheid deſe diſtantie van Maan en Ster af te mikken, als 't is een Vogel in de vlugt te ſchieten.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of afmikken (weak, separable) | ||||
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infinitive | afmikken | |||
past singular | mikte af | |||
past participle | afgemikt | |||
infinitive | afmikken | |||
gerund | afmikken n | |||
main clause | subordinate clause | |||
present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
1st person singular | mik af | mikte af | afmik | afmikte |
2nd person sing. (jij) | mikt af, mik af2 | mikte af | afmikt | afmikte |
2nd person sing. (u) | mikt af | mikte af | afmikt | afmikte |
2nd person sing. (gij) | mikt af | mikte af | afmikt | afmikte |
3rd person singular | mikt af | mikte af | afmikt | afmikte |
plural | mikken af | mikten af | afmikken | afmikten |
subjunctive sing.1 | mikke af | mikte af | afmikke | afmikte |
subjunctive plur.1 | mikken af | mikten af | afmikken | afmikten |
imperative sing. | mik af | |||
imperative plur.1 | mikt af | |||
participles | afmikkend | afgemikt | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |