wijken

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛi̯kə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kən
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯pən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wiken, from Old Dutch *wīcan, from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną.

Verb

wijken

  1. (intransitive) to yield, make way
  2. (intransitive) to recede
  3. (intransitive) to disappear
Inflection
Inflection of wijken (strong class 1)
infinitive wijken
past singular week
past participle geweken
infinitive wijken
gerund wijken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular wijkweek
2nd person sing. (jij) wijktweek
2nd person sing. (u) wijktweek
2nd person sing. (gij) wijktweekt
3rd person singular wijktweek
plural wijkenweken
subjunctive sing.1 wijkeweke
subjunctive plur.1 wijkenweken
imperative sing. wijk
imperative plur.1 wijkt
participles wijkendgeweken
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

wijken

  1. plural of wijk

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