fnuiken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch fnuken, vnuken; further etymology uncertain. Compare German Low German fnuken (“to push, press, nudge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfnœy̯kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: fnui‧ken
• Rhymes: -œy̯kən

Verb

fnuiken

1. (transitive) to curtail, cripple, weaken, rein in

Inflection

Conjugation of fnuiken (weak)
infinitive	fnuiken
past singular	fnuikte
past participle	gefnuikt
infinitive	fnuiken
gerund	fnuiken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	fnuik	fnuikte
2nd person sing. (jij)	fnuikt	fnuikte
2nd person sing. (u)	fnuikt	fnuikte
2nd person sing. (gij)	fnuikt	fnuikte
3rd person singular	fnuikt	fnuikte
plural	fnuiken	fnuikten
subjunctive sing.1	fnuike	fnuikte
subjunctive plur.1	fnuiken	fnuikten
imperative sing.	fnuik
imperative plur.1	fnuikt
participles	fnuikend	gefnuikt
1) Archaic.

Descendants

• → West Frisian: fnûkje