kikken
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch kicken (“to make a soft sound, squeak”), of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with West Frisian kikke (“to utter a sound, speak, say”), German Low German kicken (“to make a noise, squeak”), dialectal English kick (“to stammer, stutter”). Compare also Saterland Frisian kwíekje (“to whimper, creak”), Middle Low German quīken, quēken ("to squeal"; > German Low German quieken), German quieken (“to squeal, squeak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪ.kə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: kik‧ken
- Rhymes: -ɪkən
Verb
kikken
- (intransitive) to croak, sound like a frog
- (intransitive) to make any sound
- (transitive) to utter; to mention
Conjugation
| Conjugation of kikken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kikken | |||
| past singular | kikte | |||
| past participle | gekikt | |||
| infinitive | kikken | |||
| gerund | kikken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | kik | kikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | kikt, kik2 | kikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | kikt | kikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | kikt | kikte | ||
| 3rd person singular | kikt | kikte | ||
| plural | kikken | kikten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | kikke | kikte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | kikken | kikten | ||
| imperative sing. | kik | |||
| imperative plur.1 | kikt | |||
| participles | kikkend | gekikt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
kikken m
- definite singular of kikk
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
kikken m
- definite singular of kikk