knikken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cnicken; related to neigen (“to bend, turn”) and German nicken (“to nod”), itself from neigen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknɪ.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: knik‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɪkən

Verb

knikken

1. to nod as in to express agreement.

Inflection

Conjugation of knikken (weak)
infinitive	knikken
past singular	knikte
past participle	geknikt
infinitive	knikken
gerund	knikken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	knik	knikte
2nd person sing. (jij)	knikt	knikte
2nd person sing. (u)	knikt	knikte
2nd person sing. (gij)	knikt	knikte
3rd person singular	knikt	knikte
plural	knikken	knikten
subjunctive sing.1	knikke	knikte
subjunctive plur.1	knikken	knikten
imperative sing.	knik
imperative plur.1	knikt
participles	knikkend	geknikt
1) Archaic.

Antonyms

• schudden

Derived terms

• jaknikker

Further reading

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute