fikken

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪkə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪkən

Etymology 1

19th century, from a North Hollandic dialect. Probably identical to Middle Dutch ficken (to hit, jerk), dialectal Dutch fikkelen (to move back and forth), German ficken (idem, and thus “to fuck”). Referring to the unsteady movement of the flames. Further origin unknown, perhaps onomatopoeic.

Verb

fikken

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) to burn
Inflection
Inflection of fikken (weak)
infinitive fikken
past singular fikte
past participle gefikt
infinitive fikken
gerund fikken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular fikfikte
2nd person sing. (jij) fiktfikte
2nd person sing. (u) fiktfikte
2nd person sing. (gij) fiktfikte
3rd person singular fiktfikte
plural fikkenfikten
subjunctive sing.1 fikkefikte
subjunctive plur.1 fikkenfikten
imperative sing. fik
imperative plur.1 fikt
participles fikkendgefikt
1) Archaic.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch fikkere, earlier vijghe, possibly from the root of Etymology 1 (to burn).

Noun

fikken pl (plural only, diminutive fikjes n)

  1. (plural only, colloquial or slightly vulgar) fingers
    Synonym: vingers
    Blijf met je fikken van m'n spullen af!
    Keep your claws off my stuff!

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fikken

  1. plural of fik
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