balken
See also: Balken
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑlkə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bal‧ken
- Rhymes: -ɑlkən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch balken, belken, also bulken, probably onomatopoeic. Similar formations are found in German bölken (from Middle Low German), West Frisian balkje, English belch.
Verb
balken
Inflection
| Conjugation of balken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | balken | |||
| past singular | balkte | |||
| past participle | gebalkt | |||
| infinitive | balken | |||
| gerund | balken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | balk | balkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | balkt | balkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | balkt | balkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | balkt | balkte | ||
| 3rd person singular | balkt | balkte | ||
| plural | balken | balkten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | balke | balkte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | balken | balkten | ||
| imperative sing. | balk | |||
| imperative plur.1 | balkt | |||
| participles | balkend | gebalkt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Middle English
Etymology
From balke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbalkən/
Conjugation
Conjugation of balken (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) balken, balke | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | balke | balked | |
| 2nd-person singular | balkest | balkedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | balketh | balked | |
| subjunctive singular | balke | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | balken, balke | balkeden, balkede | |
| imperative plural | balketh, balke | — | |
| participles | balkynge, balkende | balked, ybalked | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “balken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Swedish
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