aken
English
Etymology 1
From a- + Old English cennan (“to give birth to”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈkɛn/
- Rhymes: -ɛn
Verb
aken (third-person singular simple present akens, present participle akenning, simple past and past participle akenned)
- (obsolete) To bear, give birth to. (Usually in the past participle.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeɪkən/
- Rhymes: -eɪkən
Estonian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic okъno (okŭno). Cognate to Finnish ikkuna and akkuna.
Declension
Inflection of aken (ÕS type 8/küünal, length gradation)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | aken | aknad |
accusative | akna | aknad |
genitive | akna | akende |
partitive | akent | aknaid |
illative | aknasse | akendesse aknaisse |
inessive | aknas | akendes aknais |
elative | aknast | akendest aknaist |
allative | aknale | akendele aknaile |
adessive | aknal | akendel aknail |
ablative | aknalt | akendelt aknailt |
translative | aknaks | akendeks aknaiks |
terminative | aknani | akendeni |
essive | aknana | akendena |
abessive | aknata | akendeta |
comitative | aknaga | akendega |
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English ǣcen.
References
- “ōken(adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 April 2018.
Etymology 2
From Old English acan, from Proto-Germanic *akaną; equivalent to ache + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːkən/, /ˈɛːkən/, /ˈɔːkən/
Conjugation
Conjugation of aken (strong class 6/weak)
infinitive | (to) aken | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | ake | oke, akide |
2nd person singular | akest | oke, akide, *okest |
3rd person singular | akeþ, aketh | oke, akide |
plural | aken | *oken, *akeden |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | ake | oke, akide |
plural | aken | *oken, *akeden |
imperative | present | |
singular | ake | |
plural | akeþ, aketh | |
participle | present | past |
akende, akinge | *(y)aken, *(y)aked |
References
- “āken (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.
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