balken
See also: Balken
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom 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
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- (intransitive) to bray, make a donkey's sound
- (intransitive, figuratively) to utter asinine talk
- (intransitive) to bawl, cry, weep loudly
- (intransitive) to belt, sing loudly
Conjugation
editConjugation of balken (weak) | ||||
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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, balk2 | 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. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
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Anagrams
editMiddle English
editEtymology
editFrom balke.
Pronunciation
editVerb
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Conjugation
editConjugation of balken (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “balken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Swedish
editNoun
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