plukken
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch plucken, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *plukkijaną; see there for more.
Verb edit
plukken
- (transitive) to pluck (i.e. to pull something sharply or to pull something out)
- (transitive) to deprive (someone, something) of most possessions; to rob somebody blind
Inflection edit
Inflection of plukken (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | plukken | |||
past singular | plukte | |||
past participle | geplukt | |||
infinitive | plukken | |||
gerund | plukken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | pluk | plukte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | plukt | plukte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | plukt | plukte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | plukt | plukte | ||
3rd person singular | plukt | plukte | ||
plural | plukken | plukten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | plukke | plukte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | plukken | plukten | ||
imperative sing. | pluk | |||
imperative plur.1 | plukt | |||
participles | plukkend | geplukt | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
plukken
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English pluccian, from Proto-West Germanic *plukkōn, from Proto-Germanic *plukkōną. Compare plicchen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
plukken (third-person singular simple present plukketh, present participle plukkende, plukkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle plukked)
- To pluck; to pull or yank out:
- To pluck bare; to leave featherless or hairless.
- To pick; to remove from a plant.
- (figuratively) To remove or seize.
- To drag, yank or tug.
- (figuratively) To entice or induce.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of plukken (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “plukken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.