beuken

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbøː.kə(n)/
• Hyphenation: beu‧ken
• Rhymes: -øːkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch boken, bueken, perhaps related to pochen (“brag”), evolving from "defy" into "knock."

Verb

beuken

1. (transitive) to ram, to beat, to knock

Inflection

Conjugation of beuken (weak)
infinitive	beuken
past singular	beukte
past participle	gebeukt
infinitive	beuken
gerund	beuken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	beuk	beukte
2nd person sing. (jij)	beukt, beuk2	beukte
2nd person sing. (u)	beukt	beukte
2nd person sing. (gij)	beukt	beukte
3rd person singular	beukt	beukte
plural	beuken	beukten
subjunctive sing.1	beuke	beukte
subjunctive plur.1	beuken	beukten
imperative sing.	beuk
imperative plur.1	beukt
participles	beukend	gebeukt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• afbeuken
• inbeuken
• losbeuken

Descendants

• Petjo: beuken

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch boekijn. Equivalent to beuk (“beech”) +‎ -en.

Adjective

beuken (not comparable)

1. beechen (made of beech wood)

Inflection

Declension of beuken
uninflected	beuken
inflected	beuken
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite	m./f. sing.	beuken
	n. sing.	beuken
	plural	beuken
definite		beuken
partitive

Etymology 3

Noun

beuken

1. plural of beuk