likken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lecken, licken, from Old Dutch leccon, from Proto-West Germanic *likkōn, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪ.kə(n)/
  • Rhymes: -ɪkən
  • Hyphenation: lik‧ken

Verb

likken

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to lick

Conjugation

Conjugation of likken (weak)
infinitive likken
past singular likte
past participle gelikt
infinitive likken
gerund likken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular lik likte
2nd person sing. (jij) likt, lik2 likte
2nd person sing. (u) likt likte
2nd person sing. (gij) likt likte
3rd person singular likt likte
plural likken likten
subjunctive sing.1 likke likte
subjunctive plur.1 likken likten
imperative sing. lik
imperative plur.1 likt
participles likkend gelikt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Jersey Dutch: läkke
  • Negerhollands: lek, lik

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English liccian, from Proto-West Germanic *likkōn, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlikən/

Verb

likken

  1. to lick

Conjugation

Conjugation of likken (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) likken, likke
present tense past tense
1st-person singular likke likked
2nd-person singular likkest likkedest
3rd-person singular likketh likked
subjunctive singular likke
imperative singular
plural1 likken, likke likkeden, likkede
imperative plural likketh, likke
participles likkynge, likkende likked, ylikked

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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