schrikken

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsxrɪkə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: schrik‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɪkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch schricken, from Old Dutch *skrikken, from Proto-Germanic *skrikjaną.

Verb

schrikken

  1. (intransitive) to be startled, to get a scare
    Niet schrikken!
    Don't be startled!
  2. (transitive) to quench (cool rapidly by immersion)
Inflection
Inflection of schrikken (strong class 3)
infinitive schrikken
past singular schrok
past participle geschrokken
infinitive schrikken
gerund schrikken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular schrikschrok
2nd person sing. (jij) schriktschrok
2nd person sing. (u) schriktschrok
2nd person sing. (gij) schriktschrokt
3rd person singular schriktschrok
plural schrikkenschrokken
subjunctive sing.1 schrikkeschrokke
subjunctive plur.1 schrikkenschrokken
imperative sing. schrik
imperative plur.1 schrikt
participles schrikkendgeschrokken
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: skrik
  • → Sranan Tongo: skreki
See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

schrikken

  1. Plural form of schrik
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