staken

See also: stäken

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstaː.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: sta‧ken
• Rhymes: -aːkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch staken. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

staken

1. (intransitive) to strike, go on a strike
2. (transitive) to suspend, to cease

   Zo kondigde de ETA aan de gewapende strijd te staken als de Spaanse regering de soevereiniteit en het zelfbeschikkingsrecht van de Basken zou erkennen^[1] — So the ETA announced that it would suspend its armed conflict if the Spanish government would recognize the sovereignty and the right to self-determination of the Basques.

3. (transitive) to support (a plant) with stakes

Inflection

Conjugation of staken (weak)
infinitive	staken
past singular	staakte
past participle	gestaakt
infinitive	staken
gerund	staken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	staak	staakte
2nd person sing. (jij)	staakt, staak2	staakte
2nd person sing. (u)	staakt	staakte
2nd person sing. (gij)	staakt	staakte
3rd person singular	staakt	staakte
plural	staken	staakten
subjunctive sing.1	stake	staakte
subjunctive plur.1	staken	staakten
imperative sing.	staak
imperative plur.1	staakt
participles	stakend	gestaakt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• staakt-het-vuren
• staker
• staking

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

staken

1. (deprecated template usage) plural past indicative and subjunctive of steken

Anagrams

• kasten

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German

Verb

staken

1. (deprecated template usage) First-person plural preterite of stecken.
2. (deprecated template usage) Third-person plural preterite of stecken.

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• stake, staiken

Etymology

From stake +‎ -en (“infinitival ending”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstaːkən/

Verb

staken

1. To add stakes to form a defensive perimeter.
2. (rare) To demarcate (often with stakes).
3. (rare) To thrust with a stabbing weapon.

Conjugation

Conjugation of staken (weak)

infinitive	(to) staken
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	stake	stakede
2nd person singular	stakest	stakedest
3rd person singular	stakeþ, staketh	stakede
plural	staken	stakeden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	stake	stakede
plural	staken	stakeden
imperative	present
singular	stake
plural	stakeþ, staketh
participle	present	past
	stakende, stakinge	staked, ystaked

Descendants

• English: stake

References

• “stāken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-12-02.

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Swedish

Noun

staken

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of stake

Anagrams

• aktens, kasten, nekats, skenat, takens, tankes