tikken

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪkə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: tik‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɪkən

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Verb

tikken

  1. (intransitive) to tick, to make a ticking sound
  2. (intransitive) to tap
  3. (transitive) to type on a typewriter or keyboard
    Synonym: typen
  4. (transitive) to tag (in a children's game)
Conjugation
Conjugation of tikken (weak)
infinitive tikken
past singular tikte
past participle getikt
infinitive tikken
gerund tikken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular tik tikte
2nd person sing. (jij) tikt, tik2 tikte
2nd person sing. (u) tikt tikte
2nd person sing. (gij) tikt tikte
3rd person singular tikt tikte
plural tikken tikten
subjunctive sing.1 tikke tikte
subjunctive plur.1 tikken tikten
imperative sing. tik
imperative plur.1 tikt
participles tikkend getikt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
verbs
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: tik
  • Caribbean Javanese: tig, ngetig
  • Indonesian: tik

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

tikken

  1. plural of tik

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