Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch kicken, of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪ.kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: kik‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɪkən

Verb

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kikken

  1. (intransitive) To croak, sound like a frog.
  2. (intransitive) To make any sound.
  3. (transitive) To utter; to mention.

Inflection

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Conjugation of kikken (weak)
infinitive kikken
past singular kikte
past participle gekikt
infinitive kikken
gerund kikken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kik kikte
2nd person sing. (jij) kikt, kik2 kikte
2nd person sing. (u) kikt kikte
2nd person sing. (gij) kikt kikte
3rd person singular kikt kikte
plural kikken kikten
subjunctive sing.1 kikke kikte
subjunctive plur.1 kikken kikten
imperative sing. kik
imperative plur.1 kikt
participles kikkend gekikt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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kikken m

  1. definite singular of kikk

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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kikken m

  1. definite singular of kikk