wijken

Dutch

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Verb

wijken

  1. (intransitive) to yield, make way
  2. (intransitive) to recede
  3. (intransitive) to disappear
Conjugation
Conjugation 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 wijk week
2nd person sing. (jij) wijkt, wijk2 week
2nd person sing. (u) wijkt week
2nd person sing. (gij) wijkt weekt
3rd person singular wijkt week
plural wijken weken
subjunctive sing.1 wijke weke
subjunctive plur.1 wijken weken
imperative sing. wijk
imperative plur.1 wijkt
participles wijkend geweken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

wijken

  1. plural of wijk

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