rieken

See also: Rieken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rieken, from Old Dutch riecan, from Proto-West Germanic *reukan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną. Doublet of ruiken. Cognate to English reek.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ikən

Verb

rieken

  1. (formal) to stink
  2. (Belgium, informal) to smell (i.e. to produce, give off a smell)
  3. (Belgium, informal) to smell (i.e. to sense a smell)

Conjugation

Conjugation of rieken (strong class 2a)
infinitive rieken
past singular rook
past participle geroken
infinitive rieken
gerund rieken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular riek rook
2nd person sing. (jij) riekt, riek2 rook
2nd person sing. (u) riekt rook
2nd person sing. (gij) riekt rookt
3rd person singular riekt rook
plural rieken roken
subjunctive sing.1 rieke roke
subjunctive plur.1 rieken roken
imperative sing. riek
imperative plur.1 riekt
participles riekend geroken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch riekan, from Proto-West Germanic *reukan.

Verb

rieken

  1. alternative form of ruken
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