braken
See also: bråken
English
Noun
braken
- Obsolete form of bracken.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbraː.kə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: bra‧ken
- Rhymes: -aːkən
- Homophone: Braken
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch braken. Equivalent to braak + -en.
Verb
braken
- (intransitive) to vomit
- (archaic) to be busy
- nachtbraken
- to be up all night
Conjugation
| Conjugation of braken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | braken | |||
| past singular | braakte | |||
| past participle | gebraakt | |||
| infinitive | braken | |||
| gerund | braken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | braak | braakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | braakt, braak2 | braakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | braakt | braakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | braakt | braakte | ||
| 3rd person singular | braakt | braakte | ||
| plural | braken | braakten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | brake | braakte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | braken | braakten | ||
| imperative sing. | braak | |||
| imperative plur.1 | braakt | |||
| participles | brakend | gebraakt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
braken
- inflection of breken:
- plural past indicative
- (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive