kraken
See also: Kraken
English edit
Noun edit
kraken (plural krakens)
- Alternative form of Kraken
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch crāken, from Old Dutch *krakon, from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną. The sense "to support a sports team or sportsperson" is a semantic loan from Sranan Tongo kraka (“to support (with a wedge)”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kraken
- (transitive) to crack, break open (a shell)
- (intransitive) to make a creaky sound, like something being cracked
- (transitive) to break up into (chemical) components
- (transitive, figurative) to break someone mentally
- (transitive, figurative) to solve a code
- (transitive and intransitive, figurative) to practise chiropractic (on a patient)
- (transitive, figurative) to squat (a building)
- (intransitive) to start (said of the day)
- (intransitive, Suriname) with voor (“for”); to support a certain sports team or sportsperson
- Ze kraakt voor Transvaal. ― She's a Transvaal supporter.
Inflection edit
| Inflection of kraken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kraken | |||
| past singular | kraakte | |||
| past participle | gekraakt | |||
| infinitive | kraken | |||
| gerund | kraken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | kraak | kraakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | kraakt | kraakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | kraakt | kraakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | kraakt | kraakte | ||
| 3rd person singular | kraakt | kraakte | ||
| plural | kraken | kraakten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | krake | kraakte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | kraken | kraakten | ||
| imperative sing. | kraak | |||
| imperative plur.1 | kraakt | |||
| participles | krakend | gekraakt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- afkraken
- gekraak
- kraak
- donderkraken
- eierkrake
- kraakamandel
- kraakbeen
- kraakbezie
- kraakhaspel
- kraakhout
- kraakijs
- kraaklachen
- kraaklaurier
- kraaklede
- kraakloof
- kraaknet
- kraaknoot
- kraakpand
- kraakpeer
- kraaksalade
- kraakschoen
- kraaksneeuw
- kraakstap
- kraaksteen
- kraakstoel
- kraakwagen
- kraakwilg
- kraakzindelijk
- krakebrood
- krakekoek
- krakel
- krakelen
- krakeling
- krakepit
- kraker
- krakerig
- kwadenotenkraker
- notenkraker
- openkraken
- zaadkraker
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Noun edit
kraken
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Norwegian kraken (Bokmål entry; Nynorsk entry), definite singular of krake (“sea monster”) (Bokmål entry; Nynorsk entry), both from Old Norse kraki (“sea monster”, literally “something twisted”), from Proto-Germanic *krankaz (“crooked”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kraken m (plural krakens)
References edit
Further reading edit
- “kraken”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
kraken
Polish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
kraken m animal
Declension edit
Declension of kraken
Further reading edit
- kraken in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish edit
Noun edit
kraken