wecken

See also: Wecken

Dutch

Etymology

From Weck +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛ.kə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: wec‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɛkən
• Homophone: wekken

Verb

wecken

1. to home-can (to conserve home-made products by heating and storing them in airtight bottles)

   Synonym: inmaken

Inflection

Conjugation of wecken (weak)
infinitive	wecken
past singular	weckte
past participle	geweckt
infinitive	wecken
gerund	wecken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	weck	weckte
2nd person sing. (jij)	weckt, weck2	weckte
2nd person sing. (u)	weckt	weckte
2nd person sing. (gij)	weckt	weckte
3rd person singular	weckt	weckte
plural	wecken	weckten
subjunctive sing.1	wecke	weckte
subjunctive plur.1	wecken	weckten
imperative sing.	weck
imperative plur.1	weckt
participles	weckend	geweckt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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German

Etymology

From Old High German wecchen, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną (“to wake up, to awaken”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛkŋ̩/, /ˈvɛkən/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: we‧cken

Verb

1. (transitive) to wake, to wake up
   • 1919, Walther Kabel, Irrende Seelen, Werner Dietsch Verlag, page 16:

     Erst die helle Sonne, die mein Zimmer in eine Fülle von Licht tauchte, weckte mich.

     Only the bright sun, which bathed my room in an abundance of light, woke me up.

Derived terms

• Wecken
• Wecker
• aufwecken
• erwecken

Further reading

• “wecken” in Duden online

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Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon wekkian, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną. Compare English watch, Dutch wekken. Also related to waken.

Verb

wecken (past weck, past participle weckt, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. (transitive) To wake, to wake up.

Conjugation

Conjugation of wecken (weak verb)

infinitive	wecken
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	weck	weck
2nd person singular	wecks(t)	wecks(t)
3rd person singular	weck(t)	weck
plural	weckt, wecken	wecken
imperative	present	—
singular	weck(e)
plural	weckt
participle	present	past
	wecken	(e)weckt, geweckt
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Synonyms

• opwaken

Derived terms

• opwecken
• Wecker

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch wecken, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną.

Verb

wecken

1. to wake, to cause to wake up

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: wekken
• Limburgish: wèkke

Further reading

• “wecken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wecken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wakjaną.

Verb

wecken

1. to wake, to cause to wake up

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: wecken
  • Dutch: wekken
  • Limburgish: wèkke

Further reading

• “wekken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012