tekenen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteːkənə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: te‧ke‧nen

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch têkenen, from Old Dutch *tēkanen, from Proto-Germanic *taiknijaną. Equivalent to teken (“sign, signal”) +‎ -en.

Alternative forms

Verb

tekenen

  1. (transitive) to draw (by pencil)
  2. (transitive) to sign (write a signature)
Conjugation
Conjugation of tekenen (weak)
infinitive tekenen
past singular tekende
past participle getekend
infinitive tekenen
gerund tekenen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular teken tekende
2nd person sing. (jij) tekent, teken2 tekende
2nd person sing. (u) tekent tekende
2nd person sing. (gij) tekent tekende
3rd person singular tekent tekende
plural tekenen tekenden
subjunctive sing.1 tekene tekende
subjunctive plur.1 tekenen tekenden
imperative sing. teken
imperative plur.1 tekent
participles tekenend getekend
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: teken
  • → Caribbean Javanese: tèken

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

tekenen

  1. plural of teken

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *tēkanen, from Proto-Germanic *taiknijaną.

Verb

têkenen

  1. to mark, to put a mark or sign on
  2. to brand (as punishment)
  3. to draw, to paint
  4. to write down, to annotate
  5. to give a sign, to signal

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Dutch: tekenen, teekenen (before 1934)
    • Afrikaans: teken
    • → Caribbean Javanese: tèken
  • Limburgish: teikene

Further reading

  • “tekenen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “tekenen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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