knikken
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch cnicken; related to neigen (“to bend, turn”) and German nicken (“to nod”), itself from neigen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]knikken
- to nod as in to express agreement.
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of knikken (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | knikken | |||
past singular | knikte | |||
past participle | geknikt | |||
infinitive | knikken | |||
gerund | knikken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | knik | knikte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | knikt, knik2 | knikte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | knikt | knikte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | knikt | knikte | ||
3rd person singular | knikt | knikte | ||
plural | knikken | knikten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | knikke | knikte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | knikken | knikten | ||
imperative sing. | knik | |||
imperative plur.1 | knikt | |||
participles | knikkend | geknikt | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute