aken

See also: Aken and åken

English

Etymology 1

From a- + Old English cennan (“to give birth to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈkɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Verb

aken (third-person singular simple present akenn, present participle ing, simple past and past participle akened)

1. (obsolete) To bear, give birth to. (Usually in the past participle.)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪkən/
• Rhymes: -eɪkən

Verb

aken

1. (obsolete) alternative past participle of ache.

Anagrams

• Kane, Kean, enka, kaen, nake

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

aken

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of aak

Anagrams

• kane, nake

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Estonian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic okъno (okŭno). Cognate to Finnish ikkuna and akkuna.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -en

Noun

aken (genitive akna, partitive akent)

1. window

Declension

Declension of aken (ÕS type 8/küünal, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		aken	aknad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	akna
genitive			akende
partitive		akent	aknaid
illative		aknasse	akendesse aknaisse
inessive		aknas	akendes aknais
elative		aknast	akendest aknaist
allative		aknale	akendele aknaile
adessive		aknal	akendel aknail
ablative		aknalt	akendelt aknailt
translative		aknaks	akendeks aknaiks
terminative		aknani	akendeni
essive		aknana	akendena
abessive		aknata	akendeta
comitative		aknaga	akendega

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English ǣcen.

Adjective

aken

1. Alternative form of oken

References

• “ōken(adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 April 2018.

Etymology 2

From Old English acan, from Proto-Germanic *akaną; equivalent to ache +‎ -en.

Alternative forms

• eken, æcen, oken

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːkən/, /ˈɛːkən/, /ˈɔːkən/

Verb

aken

1. To ache, to hurt.

Conjugation

Conjugation of aken (strong class 6/weak)

infinitive	(to) aken
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	ake	oke, akide
2nd person singular	akest	oke, akide, *okest
3rd person singular	akeþ, aketh	oke, akide
plural	aken	*oken, *akeden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	ake	oke, akide
plural	aken	*oken, *akeden
imperative	present
singular	ake
plural	akeþ, aketh
participle	present	past
	akende, akinge	*(y)aken, *(y)aked

Descendants

• English: ache
• Scots: ake

References

• “āken (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.