rieken

See also: Rieken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rieken, from Old Dutch riecan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną. Doublet of ruiken. Cognate to English reek.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -ikən

Verb

rieken

  1. (formal) to stink
  2. (Belgium, informal) to smell (i.e. to produce, give off a smell)
  3. (Belgium, informal) to smell (i.e. to sense a smell)

Inflection
Inflection of rieken (strong class 2)
infinitive rieken
past singular rook
past participle geroken
infinitive rieken
gerund rieken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular riekrook
2nd person sing. (jij) riektrook
2nd person sing. (u) riektrook
2nd person sing. (gij) riektrookt
3rd person singular riektrook
plural riekenroken
subjunctive sing.1 riekeroke
subjunctive plur.1 riekenroken
imperative sing. riek
imperative plur.1 riekt
participles riekendgeroken
1) Archaic.

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch riekan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną.

Verb

rieken

  1. Alternative form of ruken
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