kraken
See also: Kraken
English
Noun
kraken (plural krakens)
- Alternative form of Kraken
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch crāken, from Old Dutch *krakon, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną.
Pronunciation
Verb
kraken
- (transitive) to crack, break open (a shell)
- (intransitive) to make a creaky sound, like something being cracked
- (transitive) to break up into (chemical) components
- (transitive, figurative) to break someone mentally
- (transitive, figurative) to solve a code
- (transitive and intransitive, figurative) to practise chiropractic (on a patient)
- (transitive, figurative) to squat (a building)
- (intransitive) to start (said of the day)
Inflection
Conjugation of kraken (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | kraken | |||
past singular | kraakte | |||
past participle | gekraakt | |||
infinitive | kraken | |||
gerund | kraken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | kraak | kraakte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | kraakt, kraak2 | kraakte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | kraakt | kraakte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | kraakt | kraakte | ||
3rd person singular | kraakt | kraakte | ||
plural | kraken | kraakten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | krake | kraakte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | kraken | kraakten | ||
imperative sing. | kraak | |||
imperative plur.1 | kraakt | |||
participles | krakend | gekraakt | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Synonyms
- (start): krieken
Derived terms
- afkraken
- gekraak
- kraak
- donderkraken
- eierkrake
- kraakamandel
- kraakbeen
- kraakbezie
- kraakhaspel
- kraakhout
- kraakijs
- kraaklachen
- kraaklaurier
- kraaklede
Related terms
Noun
kraken
- (deprecated template usage) Plural form of kraak
- Alternative form of kraak.
Anagrams
French
Noun
kraken m (plural krakens)
Further reading
- “kraken”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish
Noun
kraken
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