fikken
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
fikken
- (intransitive, colloquial) to burn
Inflection edit
| Conjugation of fikken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | fikken | |||
| past singular | fikte | |||
| past participle | gefikt | |||
| infinitive | fikken | |||
| gerund | fikken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | fik | fikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | fikt | fikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | fikt | fikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | fikt | fikte | ||
| 3rd person singular | fikt | fikte | ||
| plural | fikken | fikten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | fikke | fikte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | fikken | fikten | ||
| imperative sing. | fik | |||
| imperative plur.1 | fikt | |||
| participles | fikkend | gefikt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch fikkere, earlier vijghe, possibly from the root of Etymology 1 (“to burn”).
Noun edit
fikken pl (plural only, diminutive fikjes n)
- (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 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
fikken