wenken

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛŋkən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch wenken, from Old Dutch *wenken, from Proto-Germanic *wankijaną.

Verb

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wenken

  1. to beckon, wave
  2. to warn by hinting with body movements
Conjugation
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Conjugation of wenken (weak)
infinitive wenken
past singular wenkte
past participle gewenkt
infinitive wenken
gerund wenken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular wenk wenkte
2nd person sing. (jij) wenkt, wenk2 wenkte
2nd person sing. (u) wenkt wenkte
2nd person sing. (gij) wenkt wenkte
3rd person singular wenkt wenkte
plural wenken wenkten
subjunctive sing.1 wenke wenkte
subjunctive plur.1 wenken wenkten
imperative sing. wenk
imperative plur.1 wenkt
participles wenkend gewenkt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: wenk

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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wenken

  1. plural of wenk

Low German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German wenken, from Old Saxon wenkian, from Proto-Germanic *wankijaną. See also winken and wanken from the same root. Cognate with Dutch wenken.

Verb

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wenken (past wenk, past participle wenkt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to wave
  2. to beckon

Conjugation

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *wenken, from Proto-Germanic *wankijaną.

Verb

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wenken

  1. to sway
  2. to forsake, to become unfaithful
  3. to give a sign
  4. to wink, to give a sign with the eyes

Inflection

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Weak
Infinitive wenken
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive wenken
In genitive wenkens
In dative wenkene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular wenke
2nd singular wencs, wenkes
3rd singular wenct, wenket
1st plural wenken
2nd plural wenct, wenket
3rd plural wenken
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular wenke
2nd singular wencs, wenkes
3rd singular wenke
1st plural wenken
2nd plural wenct, wenket
3rd plural wenken
Imperative Present
Singular wenc, wenke
Plural wenct, wenket
Present Past
Participle wenkende

Descendants

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Further reading

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