plukken

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplʏkə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: pluk‧ken
• Rhymes: -ʏkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch plucken, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *plukkijaną; see there for more.

Verb

plukken

1. (transitive) to pluck (i.e. to pull something sharply or to pull something out)
2. (transitive) to deprive (someone, something) of most possessions; to rob somebody blind

Inflection

Conjugation of plukken (weak)
infinitive	plukken
past singular	plukte
past participle	geplukt
infinitive	plukken
gerund	plukken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	pluk	plukte
2nd person sing. (jij)	plukt	plukte
2nd person sing. (u)	plukt	plukte
2nd person sing. (gij)	plukt	plukte
3rd person singular	plukt	plukte
plural	plukken	plukten
subjunctive sing.1	plukke	plukte
subjunctive plur.1	plukken	plukten
imperative sing.	pluk
imperative plur.1	plukt
participles	plukkend	geplukt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• afplukken
• kaalplukken
• losplukken
• pluk
• pluksel
• wildplukken

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pluk
• Jersey Dutch: plökke

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

plukken

1. plural of pluk

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ploke, plokke, plucke, pluk, pluke, plukke, plukkyn

Etymology

From Old English pluccian, from Proto-West Germanic *plukkōn, from Proto-Germanic *plukkōną. Compare plicchen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplukən/

Verb

plukken (third-person singular simple present plukketh, present participle plukkende, plukkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle plukked)

1. To pluck; to pull or yank out:
   1. To pluck bare; to leave featherless or hairless.
   2. To pick; to remove from a plant.
   3. (figuratively) To remove or seize.
2. To drag, yank or tug.
3. (figuratively) To entice or induce.

Conjugation

Conjugation of plukken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) plukken, plukke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	plukke	plukked
2nd-person singular	plukkest	plukkedest
3rd-person singular	plukketh	plukked
subjunctive singular	plukke
imperative singular		—
plural1	plukken, plukke	plukkeden, plukkede
imperative plural	plukketh, plukke	—
participles	plukkynge, plukkende	plukked, yplukked

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

Descendants

• English: pluck
• Scots: pluck

References

• “plukken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.