kraken
See also: Kraken
English
editNoun
editkraken (plural krakens)
- Alternative form of Kraken
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom 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)”).
Verb
editkraken
- (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)
- Synonym: (Suriname) occuperen
- (intransitive) to start (said of the day)
- Synonym: krieken
- (intransitive, Suriname) with voor (“for”); to support a certain sports team or sportsperson
- Ze kraakt voor Transvaal. ― She's a Transvaal supporter.
Conjugation
editConjugation of kraken (weak) | ||||
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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, kraak2 | 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. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
edit- afkraken
- donderkraken
- eierkraker
- gekraak
- kraak
- kraakamandel
- kraakbeen
- kraakbezie
- kraakhaspel
- kraakhelder
- 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
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editNoun
editkraken m (plural krakens, diminutive krakentje n)
- Alternative form of kraak (“Kraken”).
Etymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editkraken
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
editNoun
editkraken m (plural krakens)
References
editFurther reading
edit- “kraken”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
editNoun
editkraken
Polish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editkraken m animal
Declension
editDeclension of kraken
Further reading
edit- kraken in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
editNoun
editkraken
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