naken
English
Alternative forms
- nakyn (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English nakenen, nacnen, equivalent to nake + -en.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪkən
Verb
naken (third-person singular simple present nakens, present participle nakening, simple past and past participle nakened)
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch nâken, from Old Dutch nāken, from Proto-Germanic *nēkijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaːkə(n)/
Audio (file)
Verb
naken
Inflection
Inflection of naken (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | naken | |||
past singular | naakte | |||
past participle | genaakt | |||
infinitive | naken | |||
gerund | naken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | naak | naakte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | naakt | naakte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | naakt | naakte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | naakt | naakte | ||
3rd person singular | naakt | naakte | ||
plural | naken | naakten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | nake | naakte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | naken | naakten | ||
imperative sing. | naak | |||
imperative plur.1 | naakt | |||
participles | nakend | genaakt | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch nāken, from Proto-Germanic *nēkijaną.
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: naken
Middle English
Etymology
Inherited from Old English nacian, from Proto-Germanic *nakwōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaːkən/, /ˈnakən/
Conjugation
infinitive | (to) naken | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | nake | nakede |
2nd person singular | nakest | nakedest |
3rd person singular | naketh, nakeþ | nakede |
plural | naken | nakeden |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | nake | nakede |
plural | naken | nakeden |
imperative | present | |
singular | nake | |
plural | naketh, nakeþ | |
participle | present | past |
nakende, nakinge | naked, ynaked |
Derived terms
References
- “nāken (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-21.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse nakinn, nǫkkviðr (“naked”), from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked, bare”).
Adjective
naken (neuter singular nakent, definite singular and plural nakne, comparative naknere, indefinite superlative naknest, definite superlative nakneste)
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse nakinn, nǫkkviðr (“naked”), from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked, bare”).
Adjective
naken (neuter singular nake or nakent, definite singular and plural nakne, comparative naknare, indefinite superlative naknast, definite superlative naknaste)
Derived terms
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *nēkijaną.
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse nakinn, nǫkkviðr (“naked”), from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked, bare”).
Pronunciation
audio (file)
Declension
Inflection of naken | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | naken | naknare | naknast |
Neuter singular | naket | naknare | naknast |
Plural | nakna | naknare | naknast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | nakne | naknare | naknaste |
All | nakna | naknare | naknaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |