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Etymology

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Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a nasalized derivative of Proto-Germanic *flakurōną (to flutter, beat repeatedly).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: flonk‧er‧en

Verb

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flonkeren

  1. (a star) to wink, to twinkle

Inflection

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Conjugation of flonkeren (weak)
infinitive flonkeren
past singular flonkerde
past participle geflonkerd
infinitive flonkeren
gerund flonkeren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular flonker flonkerde
2nd person sing. (jij) flonkert, flonker2 flonkerde
2nd person sing. (u) flonkert flonkerde
2nd person sing. (gij) flonkert flonkerde
3rd person singular flonkert flonkerde
plural flonkeren flonkerden
subjunctive sing.1 flonkere flonkerde
subjunctive plur.1 flonkeren flonkerden
imperative sing. flonker
imperative plur.1 flonkert
participles flonkerend geflonkerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.