strijken

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch striken, from Old Dutch *strīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan, from Proto-Germanic *strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstrɛi̯kə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: strij‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kən

Verb

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strijken

  1. (intransitive) to stroke
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to iron, press (clothes)
  3. (intransitive) to play a string instrument
  4. (transitive) to lower (sail)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of strijken (strong class 1)
infinitive strijken
past singular streek
past participle gestreken
infinitive strijken
gerund strijken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular strijk streek
2nd person sing. (jij) strijkt, strijk2 streek
2nd person sing. (u) strijkt streek
2nd person sing. (gij) strijkt streekt
3rd person singular strijkt streek
plural strijken streken
subjunctive sing.1 strijke streke
subjunctive plur.1 strijken streken
imperative sing. strijk
imperative plur.1 strijkt
participles strijkend gestreken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Berbice Creole Dutch: striki
  • Negerhollands: striek
  • Aukan: tiiki
  • Papiamentu: strika, strieka, streik
  • Saramaccan: tiíki
  • Sranan Tongo: triki