kikken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kicken (“to make a soft sound, squeak”), of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with West Frisian kikke (“to utter a sound, speak, say”), German Low German kicken (“to make a noise, squeak”), dialectal English kick (“to stammer, stutter”). Compare also Saterland Frisian kwíekje (“to whimper, creak”), Middle Low German quīken, quēken ("to squeal"; > German Low German quieken), German quieken (“to squeal, squeak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪ.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: kik‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɪkən

Verb

kikken

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

Conjugation

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

• kikker
• kikvors
• tegenkikken

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

kikken m

1. definite singular of kikk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kikken m

1. definite singular of kikk