stoken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stōken, from Old Dutch *stokon, from Proto-West Germanic *stokōn, from Proto-Germanic *stukōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstoːkə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: sto‧ken
  • Rhymes: -oːkən

Verb

stoken

  1. (transitive) to poke, stoke
  2. (transitive) to light, to start (fire)
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to stir up, to enflame (problems, emotions)
  4. (intransitive, figuratively, informal) to cause unrest or discord; to stir up trouble between people; to stir the pot
    Die roddeltante zit de hele dag te stoken, waardoor haar buren nu ruzie met elkaar hebben. ― That gossip keeps stirring up discord, causing her neighbors to quarrel.

Conjugation

Conjugation of stoken (weak)
infinitive stoken
past singular stookte
past participle gestookt
infinitive stoken
gerund stoken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular stook stookte
2nd person sing. (jij) stookt, stook2 stookte
2nd person sing. (u) stookt stookte
2nd person sing. (gij) stookt stookte
3rd person singular stookt stookte
plural stoken stookten
subjunctive sing.1 stoke stookte
subjunctive plur.1 stoken stookten
imperative sing. stook
imperative plur.1 stookt
participles stokend gestookt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Papiamentu: stook (dated)
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