laken
See also: Laken
Afrikaans
Etymology
Noun
laken (plural lakens)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch lāken, from Old Dutch *lakan, from Proto-Germanic *lakaną (“linen, cloth”).
Noun
laken n (plural lakens, diminutive lakentje n)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch lāken. Equivalent to lak + -en.
Verb
laken
- (transitive) to criticize, reproach, denounce
- De gasten van dat groezelig motel laken tevergeefs de gebrekkige hygiëne van de lakens.
- The guests in that sleazy motel denounce in vain the poor sheets hygiene
Inflection
Conjugation of laken (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | laken | |||
past singular | laakte | |||
past participle | gelaakt | |||
infinitive | laken | |||
gerund | laken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | laak | laakte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | laakt, laak2 | laakte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | laakt | laakte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | laakt | laakte | ||
3rd person singular | laakt | laakte | ||
plural | laken | laakten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | lake | laakte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | laken | laakten | ||
imperative sing. | laak | |||
imperative plur.1 | laakt | |||
participles | lakend | gelaakt | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
laken
- (deprecated template usage) Plural form of laak
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *lakan, from Proto-Germanic *lakaną.
Noun
lāken n
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Etymology 2
Verb
lāken
- to decrease, to diminish, to become less
- to lack, to be insufficient
- to criticise, to denounce
- to stain, to soil, to violate (honour or value)
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: laken
Further reading
- “laken (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “laken (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “laken (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German laken.
Noun
laken n (definite singular lakenet, indefinite plural laken or lakener, definite plural lakena or lakenene)
- a bedsheet
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
laken m
References
- “laken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
laken m
Swedish
Noun
laken
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