snikken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch snicken (to sob; gasp for breath).

Compare Middle Low German snucken, West Frisian snokke (to sob), Norwegian dialectal snukka (to sniff), German dialectal schnuckeln, schnauken, schnäuken (to sniff), English dialectal snock (to sniff; sob forcefully).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪkən

Verb

snikken

  1. to sob

Inflection

Inflection of snikken (weak)
infinitive snikken
past singular snikte
past participle gesnikt
infinitive snikken
gerund snikken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular sniksnikte
2nd person sing. (jij) sniktsnikte
2nd person sing. (u) sniktsnikte
2nd person sing. (gij) sniktsnikte
3rd person singular sniktsnikte
plural snikkensnikten
subjunctive sing.1 snikkesnikte
subjunctive plur.1 snikkensnikten
imperative sing. snik
imperative plur.1 snikt
participles snikkendgesnikt
1) Archaic.
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