balken

See also: Balken

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑlkə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: bal‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɑlkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch balken, belken, also bulken, probably onomatopoeic. Similar formations are found in German bölken (from Middle Low German), West Frisian balkje, English belch.

Verb

balken

  1. (intransitive) to bray, make a donkey's sound
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to utter asinine talk
  3. (intransitive) to bawl, cry, weep loudly
  4. (intransitive) to belt, sing loudly
Inflection
Inflection of balken (weak)
infinitive balken
past singular balkte
past participle gebalkt
infinitive balken
gerund balken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular balkbalkte
2nd person sing. (jij) balktbalkte
2nd person sing. (u) balktbalkte
2nd person sing. (gij) balktbalkte
3rd person singular balktbalkte
plural balkenbalkten
subjunctive sing.1 balkebalkte
subjunctive plur.1 balkenbalkten
imperative sing. balk
imperative plur.1 balkt
participles balkendgebalkt
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

balken

  1. Plural form of balk

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