flikkeren

Dutch

Etymology

From earlier flickeren, vlickeren, perhaps equivalent to vlikken +‎ -eren. Perhaps ultimately imitative of birds' wings, or from Proto-Germanic *flakuraz (“shaking, wavering”), related to *flakurōną (“to roam, wander”), from Proto-Indo-European *plag- (“to roam, wander”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelə- (“to wander”). Or, from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (“to fly”).

Compare West Frisian flikkerje, Middle Low German vlickeren (“to beat, flap”), Old English flicorian (“to flap, flutter”). More at English flicker, flaunt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɪkərə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɪkərən

Verb

flikkeren

1. (intransitive) to flicker, to waver unsteadily
2. (intransitive, colloquial) to fall
3. (transitive, colloquial) to throw

Inflection

Conjugation of flikkeren (weak)
infinitive	flikkeren
past singular	flikkerde
past participle	geflikkerd
infinitive	flikkeren
gerund	flikkeren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	flikker	flikkerde
2nd person sing. (jij)	flikkert, flikker2	flikkerde
2nd person sing. (u)	flikkert	flikkerde
2nd person sing. (gij)	flikkert	flikkerde
3rd person singular	flikkert	flikkerde
plural	flikkeren	flikkerden
subjunctive sing.1	flikkere	flikkerde
subjunctive plur.1	flikkeren	flikkerden
imperative sing.	flikker
imperative plur.1	flikkert
participles	flikkerend	geflikkerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• geflikker
• flikkering