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bleken

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch blêken, from Old Dutch *blēken, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną.

Verb edit

bleken

  1. (ergative) to bleach
Inflection edit
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.
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Descendants edit
  • → Papiamentu: blikia

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

bleken

  1. inflection of blijken:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch *blēken, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną.

Verb edit

blêken

  1. to pale, to become/be white
  2. to bleach, to make white

Inflection edit

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 —

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