blikken

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈblɪkə(n)/
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Hyphenation: blik‧ken
Rhymes: -ɪkən

Etymology 1

From blik +‎ -en.

Adjective

blikken (not comparable)

tin, tinnen, made of a light tinplate (or similar metallic alloy) as produced for cans
Een blikken koekjesdoos heeft iets nostalgisch.
A tin cookie box has a nostalgic quality.

Inflection

Inflection of blikken
uninflected	blikken
inflected	blikken
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite	m./f. sing.	blikken
	n. sing.	blikken
	plural	blikken
definite		blikken
partitive

Descendants

→ Sranan Tongo: brekri

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch blicken. Equivalent to blik +‎ -en.

Verb

blikken

(intransitive) to look at, to glance
Hij blikte om zich heen.
He glanced around himself.

Inflection

Inflection of blikken (weak)
infinitive	blikken
past singular	blikte
past participle	geblikt
infinitive	blikken
gerund	blikken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	blik	blikte
2nd person sing. (jij)	blikt	blikte
2nd person sing. (u)	blikt	blikte
2nd person sing. (gij)	blikt	blikte
3rd person singular	blikt	blikte
plural	blikken	blikten

subjunctive sing.¹	blikke	blikte
subjunctive plur.¹	blikken	blikten

imperative sing.	blik
imperative plur.¹	blikt

participles	blikkend	geblikt
¹⁾ Archaic.

Derived terms

aanblikken
achteruitblikken
inblikken
rondblikken
terugblikken
verblikken
vooruitblikken

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

blikken

plural of blik

Scots

Etymology

From Old Norse blikja (“to grow pale”). Related to English blike. More at blike.

Verb

blikken (third-person singular simple present blikkens, present participle blikkenin, simple past blikkent, past participle blikkent)

To turn pale
To blight; fade

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