bokken
English
Etymology
From Japanese 木剣 (ぼっけん, bokken, “wooden sword”), see below.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɒkən
Noun
bokken (plural bokkens or bokken)
- A wooden katana, used as a training sword.
Synonyms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
bokken
- (intransitive, uncommon) to buck, said of a quadruped, e.g. a horse: to leap upward while arching its back
- (intransitive) to react to opposition or adversity grumpily and capriciously, like a crossed spoiled child
Inflection
Conjugation of bokken (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | bokken | |||
past singular | bokte | |||
past participle | gebokt | |||
infinitive | bokken | |||
gerund | bokken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | bok | bokte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | bokt | bokte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | bokt | bokte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | bokt | bokte | ||
3rd person singular | bokt | bokte | ||
plural | bokken | bokten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | bokke | bokte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | bokken | bokten | ||
imperative sing. | bok | |||
imperative plur.1 | bokt | |||
participles | bokkend | gebokt | ||
1) Archaic. |
Etymology 2
Verb
bokken
- Alternative form of bukken
Inflection
Conjugation of bokken (weak) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | bokken | |||
past singular | bokte | |||
past participle | gebokt | |||
infinitive | bokken | |||
gerund | bokken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | bok | bokte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | bokt | bokte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | bokt | bokte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | bokt | bokte | ||
3rd person singular | bokt | bokte | ||
plural | bokken | bokten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | bokke | bokte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | bokken | bokten | ||
imperative sing. | bok | |||
imperative plur.1 | bokt | |||
participles | bokkend | gebokt | ||
1) Archaic. |
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
bokken
- (deprecated template usage) Plural form of bok
Japanese
Romanization
bokken
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