fnuiken
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch fnuken, vnuken; further etymology uncertain. Compare German Low German fnuken (“to push, press, nudge”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editfnuiken
- (transitive) to curtail, cripple, weaken, rein in
Inflection
editConjugation of fnuiken (weak) | ||||
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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, fnuik2 | 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. 2) In case of inversion. |
Descendants
edit- → West Frisian: fnûkje