kraken

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See also: Kraken

English

Noun

kraken (plural krakens)

  1. Alternative form of Kraken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch crāken, from Old Dutch *krakon, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkraːkə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

kraken

  1. (transitive) to crack, break open (a shell)
  2. (intransitive) to make a creaky sound, like something being cracked
  3. (transitive) to break up into (chemical) components
  4. (transitive, figurative) to break someone mentally
  5. (transitive, figurative) to solve a code
  6. (transitive and intransitive, figurative) to practise chiropractic (on a patient)
  7. (transitive, figurative) to squat (a building)
  8. (intransitive) to start (said of the day)

Inflection

Conjugation of kraken (weak)
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

Derived terms

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Noun

kraken

  1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of kraak
  2. Alternative form of kraak.

Anagrams

French

Noun

kraken m (plural krakens)

  1. Kraken

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

kraken

  1. definite form singular of krake
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