dunken

See also: dünken

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʏŋkə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ʏŋkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dunken, from Old Dutch thunken, from Proto-Germanic *þunkijaną.

Verb

dunken

  1. (impersonal) to think, to consider
  2. (copulative) to seem
Usage notes

Dunken is one of a few Dutch verbs where the object is the one having an opinion about something, and the subject is the thing it concerns. For example, het dunkt mij goed means 'I think/consider it good'. For this reason it is generally used impersonally.

Inflection

The past tense forms are archaic and rarely used.

Inflection of dunken (weak with past in -cht)
infinitive dunken
past singular docht
past participle gedocht
infinitive dunken
gerund dunken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular dunkdocht
2nd person sing. (jij) dunktdocht
2nd person sing. (u) dunktdocht
2nd person sing. (gij) dunktdocht
3rd person singular dunktdocht
plural dunkendochten
subjunctive sing.1 dunkedochte
subjunctive plur.1 dunkendochten
imperative sing. dunk
imperative plur.1 dunkt
participles dunkendgedocht
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English dunk.

Verb

dunken

  1. (transitive, basketball) to dunk
Inflection
Inflection of dunken (weak)
infinitive dunken
past singular dunkte
past participle gedunkt
infinitive dunken
gerund dunken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular dunkdunkte
2nd person sing. (jij) dunktdunkte
2nd person sing. (u) dunktdunkte
2nd person sing. (gij) dunktdunkte
3rd person singular dunktdunkte
plural dunkendunkten
subjunctive sing.1 dunkedunkte
subjunctive plur.1 dunkendunkten
imperative sing. dunk
imperative plur.1 dunkt
participles dunkendgedunkt
1) Archaic.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch thunken, from Proto-Germanic *þunkijaną.

Verb

dunken

  1. to deem, to judge
  2. to seem

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive dunken
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive dunken
In genitive dunkens
In dative dunkene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular dunke
2nd singular duncs, dunkes
3rd singular dunct, dunket
1st plural dunken
2nd plural dunct, dunket
3rd plural dunken
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular dunke
2nd singular duncs, dunkes
3rd singular dunke
1st plural dunken
2nd plural dunct, dunket
3rd plural dunken
Imperative Present
Singular dunc, dunke
Plural dunct, dunket
Present Past
Participle dunkende

Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading

  • dunken (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • dunken (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dunken m

  1. singular definite of dunk
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