bleken
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbleːkə(n)/
- Hyphenation: ble‧ken
- Rhymes: -eːkən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch blêken, from Old Dutch *blēken, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną. Equivalent to bleek (“pale”) + -en.
Verb
bleken
- (ergative) to bleach
Conjugation
| Conjugation of bleken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bleken | |||
| past singular | bleekte | |||
| past participle | gebleekt | |||
| infinitive | bleken | |||
| gerund | bleken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bleek | bleekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bleekt, bleek2 | bleekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bleekt | bleekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bleekt | bleekte | ||
| 3rd person singular | bleekt | bleekte | ||
| plural | bleken | bleekten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bleke | bleekte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bleken | bleekten | ||
| imperative sing. | bleek | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bleekt | |||
| participles | blekend | gebleekt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- afbleken
- opbleken
- verbleken
Related terms
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: blikia
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
bleken
- inflection of blijken:
- plural past indicative
- (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *blēken, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną.
Verb
blêken
Inflection
| infinitive | base form | blêken | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive | blêkens | ||||||
| dative | blêkene | ||||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||||
| present | past | present | past | ||||
| 1st person singular | blêke | — | blêke | — | |||
| 2nd person singular | blêecs, blêkes | — | blêecs, blêkes | — | |||
| 3rd person singular | blêect, blêket | — | blêke | — | |||
| 1st person plural | blêken | — | blêken | — | |||
| 2nd person plural | blêect, blêket | — | blêect, blêket | — | |||
| 3rd person plural | blêken | — | blêken | — | |||
| imperative | |||||||
| singular | blêec, blêke | ||||||
| plural | blêect, blêket | ||||||
| present | past | ||||||
| participle | blêkende | — | |||||
Alternative forms
- bleiken (Limburgish)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “bleken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bleken (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II