Danish edit

Noun edit

bakken c

  1. definite singular of bakke

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch backen, baken, from Old Dutch *bakkan, *bakan, from Proto-West Germanic *bakan, from Proto-Germanic *bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₃g-.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑkə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: bak‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɑkən

Verb edit

bakken

  1. (ergative) to bake
  2. (ergative) to pan-fry

Usage notes edit

  • (pan-fry): The distinction between bakken and braden is somewhat unclear and depending on idiolect. The general word for pan-frying is bakken, but braden may alternatively be used with meat. Many speakers use braden chiefly in the sense of “to roast, to grill”.

Inflection edit

Inflection of bakken (weak with strong past participle)
infinitive bakken
past singular bakte
past participle gebakken
infinitive bakken
gerund bakken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bak bakte
2nd person sing. (jij) bakt bakte
2nd person sing. (u) bakt bakte
2nd person sing. (gij) bakt bakte
3rd person singular bakt bakte
plural bakken bakten
subjunctive sing.1 bakke bakte
subjunctive plur.1 bakken bakten
imperative sing. bak
imperative plur.1 bakt
participles bakkend gebakken
1) Archaic.

Derived terms edit

nouns
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Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: bak
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: baki
  • Negerhollands: bak
  • ? Aukan: baka
  • Caribbean Hindustani: báká kare
  • ? Saramaccan: báka
  • ? Sranan Tongo: baka

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /ˈbɑkːən/

Noun edit

bakken m

  1. definite singular of bakke

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

bakken m

  1. definite singular of bakke