kolken
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch colc, probably from the root of kuil (“pothole”) and kolk (“sewer drain”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]kolken
- to whirl, to churn
- to rise or descend in a whirl
- Er was al een gat in de dijk gekolkt. - The whirling waters had already breached the dyke
- to experience strong emotions, to seethe
- Hij kolkte inwendig van woede, maar bleef kalm - Inwardly he was seething for anger, but he stayed calm.
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of kolken (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | kolken | |||
past singular | kolkte | |||
past participle | gekolkt | |||
infinitive | kolken | |||
gerund | kolken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | kolk | kolkte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | kolkt, kolk2 | kolkte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | kolkt | kolkte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | kolkt | kolkte | ||
3rd person singular | kolkt | kolkte | ||
plural | kolken | kolkten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | kolke | kolkte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | kolken | kolkten | ||
imperative sing. | kolk | |||
imperative plur.1 | kolkt | |||
participles | kolkend | gekolkt | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |