staken

See also: stäken

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstaː.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: sta‧ken
• Rhymes: -aːkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch staken. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

staken

1. (intransitive) to strike, go on a strike
2. (transitive) to suspend, to cease

   Zo kondigde de ETA aan de gewapende strijd te staken als de Spaanse regering de soevereiniteit en het zelfbeschikkingsrecht van de Basken zou erkennen^(WP) — So the ETA announced that it would suspend its armed conflict if the Spanish government would recognize the sovereignty and the right to self-determination of the Basques.

3. (transitive) to support (a plant) with stakes

Conjugation

Conjugation of staken (weak)
infinitive	staken
past singular	staakte
past participle	gestaakt
infinitive	staken
gerund	staken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	staak	staakte
2nd person sing. (jij)	staakt, staak2	staakte
2nd person sing. (u)	staakt	staakte
2nd person sing. (gij)	staakt	staakte
3rd person singular	staakt	staakte
plural	staken	staakten
subjunctive sing.1	stake	staakte
subjunctive plur.1	staken	staakten
imperative sing.	staak
imperative plur.1	staakt
participles	stakend	gestaakt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• staakt-het-vuren
• staker
• staking

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

staken

1. inflection of steken:
   1. plural past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Anagrams

• kasten

German

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Verb

staken

1. first/third-person plural preterite of stecken

Middle English

Alternative forms

• stake, staiken

Etymology

From stake ‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstaːkən/

Verb

staken

1. To add stakes to form a defensive perimeter.
2. (rare) To demarcate (often with stakes).
3. (rare) To thrust with a stabbing weapon.

Conjugation

Conjugation of staken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) staken, stake
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	stake	staked
2nd-person singular	stakest	stakedest
3rd-person singular	staketh	staked
subjunctive singular	stake
imperative singular		—
plural1	staken, stake	stakeden, stakede
imperative plural	staketh, stake	—
participles	stakynge, stakende	staked, ystaked

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: stake

References

• “stāken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-12-02.

Swedish

Noun

staken

1. definite singular of stake

Anagrams

• aktens, kasten, nekats, skenat, takens, tankes