wenken

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛŋkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wenken, from Old Dutch *wenken, from Proto-Germanic *wankijaną.

Verb

wenken

  1. to beckon, wave
  2. to warn by hinting with body movements
Inflection
Inflection of wenken (weak)
infinitive wenken
past singular wenkte
past participle gewenkt
infinitive wenken
gerund wenken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular wenkwenkte
2nd person sing. (jij) wenktwenkte
2nd person sing. (u) wenktwenkte
2nd person sing. (gij) wenktwenkte
3rd person singular wenktwenkte
plural wenkenwenkten
subjunctive sing.1 wenkewenkte
subjunctive plur.1 wenkenwenkten
imperative sing. wenk
imperative plur.1 wenkt
participles wenkendgewenkt
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

wenken

  1. Plural form of wenk

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German wenken, from Old Saxon wenkian, from Proto-Germanic *wankijaną. See also winken and wanken from the same root. Cognate with Dutch wenken.

Verb

wenken (past wenk, past participle wenkt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to wave
  2. to beckon

Conjugation


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wenken, from Proto-Germanic *wankijaną.

Verb

wenken

  1. to sway
  2. to forsake, to become unfaithful
  3. to give a sign
  4. to wink, to give a sign with the eyes

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive wenken
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive wenken
In genitive wenkens
In dative wenkene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular wenke
2nd singular wencs, wenkes
3rd singular wenct, wenket
1st plural wenken
2nd plural wenct, wenket
3rd plural wenken
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular wenke
2nd singular wencs, wenkes
3rd singular wenke
1st plural wenken
2nd plural wenct, wenket
3rd plural wenken
Imperative Present
Singular wenc, wenke
Plural wenct, wenket
Present Past
Participle wenkende

Descendants

Further reading

  • wenken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • wenken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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