balken
See also: Balken
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From 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 edit
balken
- (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
Inflection edit
Inflection 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 | 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. |
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
balken
Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
From balke.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
balken
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of balken (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “balken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Swedish edit
Noun edit
balken