bleken
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbleːkə(n)/
- Hyphenation: ble‧ken
- Rhymes: -eːkən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch blêken, from Old Dutch *blēken, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną.
Inflection
| Inflection of bleken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bleken | |||
| past singular | bleekte | |||
| past participle | gebleekt | |||
| infinitive | bleken | |||
| gerund | bleken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bleek | bleekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bleekt | bleekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bleekt | bleekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bleekt | bleekte | ||
| 3rd person singular | bleekt | bleekte | ||
| plural | bleken | bleekten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bleke | bleekte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bleken | bleekten | ||
| imperative sing. | bleek | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bleekt | |||
| participles | blekend | gebleekt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- afbleken
- opbleken
- verbleken
Related terms
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: blikia
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *blēken, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną.
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | blêken | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | blêken | |
| In genitive | blêkens | |
| In dative | blêkene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | blêke | — |
| 2nd singular | blêecs, blêkes | — |
| 3rd singular | blêect, blêket | — |
| 1st plural | blêken | — |
| 2nd plural | blêect, blêket | — |
| 3rd plural | blêken | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | blêke | — |
| 2nd singular | blêecs, blêkes | — |
| 3rd singular | blêke | — |
| 1st plural | blêken | — |
| 2nd plural | blêect, blêket | — |
| 3rd plural | blêken | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | blêec, blêke | |
| Plural | blêect, blêket | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | blêkende | — |
Alternative forms
- bleiken (Limburgish)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “bleken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bleken (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
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