pakken

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pakən/, [ˈpʰɑɡ̊ŋ̩]

Noun

pakken c

1. definite singular of pakke

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑkə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɑkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch packen. Equivalent to pak +‎ -en. Cognate with West Frisian pakke (“to take, grip”), Saterland Frisian pakje (“to grab, take”), German Low German packen (“to grab”).

Verb

pakken

1. (transitive) to grab, to take

   pak mijn hand

   take my hand

2. (transitive) to get, to fetch
3. (transitive) to pack, to compact
4. (transitive) to wrap up
5. (transitive, vulgar) to fuck

   Synonyms: neuken, nemen, palen

Inflection

Inflection of pakken (weak)
infinitive	pakken
past singular	pakte
past participle	gepakt
infinitive	pakken
gerund	pakken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	pak	pakte
2nd person sing. (jij)	pakt	pakte
2nd person sing. (u)	pakt	pakte
2nd person sing. (gij)	pakt	pakte
3rd person singular	pakt	pakte
plural	pakken	pakten
subjunctive sing.1	pakke	pakte
subjunctive plur.1	pakken	pakten
imperative sing.	pak
imperative plur.1	pakt
participles	pakkend	gepakt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• aanpakken
• afpakken
• beetpakken
• inpakken
• oppakken
• verpakken

 

Descendants

• Petjo: pakken
• → Caribbean Javanese: pag

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

pakken

1. plural of pak

Middle English

Alternative forms

• packe, pakk, pakke, pakkyn

Etymology

From pak +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpakən/

Verb

pakken (third-person singular simple present pakketh, present participle pakkende, pakkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle pakked) (Late Middle English)

1. To pack; to put into a pack or container.
2. To stuff or fill up a pack.
3. (rare) To bear; to move something.
4. (rare, by extension) To move or go.

Conjugation

Conjugation of pakken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) pakken, pakke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	pakke	pakked
2nd-person singular	pakkest	pakkedest
3rd-person singular	pakketh	pakked
subjunctive singular	pakke
imperative singular		—
plural1	pakken, pakke	pakkeden, pakkede
imperative plural	pakketh, pakke	—
participles	pakkynge, pakkende	pakked, ypakked

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: pack
• Scots: pack
• →⇒ Medieval Latin: paccāgium

References

• “pakken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-04.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• pakka

Noun

pakken m or f

1. definite masculine singular of pakke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• pakka

Noun

pakken m or f

1. definite masculine singular of pakke