kraaien

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkraːi̯.ə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -aːi̯ən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch crâyen, from Old Dutch crāien, from Proto-West Germanic *krāan (“to crow, shout”).

Verb

kraaien

  1. to crow, make to sound of roosters and certain other birds
  2. (figuratively) to talk or cry affirmatively, in triumph, frolicking etc.
Conjugation
Conjugation of kraaien (weak)
infinitive kraaien
past singular kraaide
past participle gekraaid
infinitive kraaien
gerund kraaien n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kraai kraaide
2nd person sing. (jij) kraait, kraai2 kraaide
2nd person sing. (u) kraait kraaide
2nd person sing. (gij) kraait kraaide
3rd person singular kraait kraaide
plural kraaien kraaiden
subjunctive sing.1 kraaie kraaide
subjunctive plur.1 kraaien kraaiden
imperative sing. kraai
imperative plur.1 kraait
participles kraaiend gekraaid
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: kraai
  • Negerhollands: kraej

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kraaien

  1. plural of kraai

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