kraken
See also: Kraken
English
Noun
kraken (plural krakens)
- Alternative form of Kraken
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch crāken, from Old Dutch *krakon, from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkraːkə(n)/
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Verb
kraken
- (transitive) to crack, break open (a shell)
- (intransitive) to make a creaky sound, like something being cracked
- (transitive) to break up into (chemical) components
- (transitive, figuratively) to break someone mentally
- (transitive, figuratively) to solve a code
- (transitive and intransitive, figuratively) to practise chiropractic (on a patient)
- (transitive, figuratively) to squat (a building)
- (intransitive) to start (said of the day)
Inflection
| Inflection of kraken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kraken | |||
| past singular | kraakte | |||
| past participle | gekraakt | |||
| infinitive | kraken | |||
| gerund | kraken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | kraak | kraakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | kraakt | kraakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | kraakt | kraakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | kraakt | kraakte | ||
| 3rd person singular | kraakt | kraakte | ||
| plural | kraken | kraakten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | krake | kraakte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | kraken | kraakten | ||
| imperative sing. | kraak | |||
| imperative plur.1 | kraakt | |||
| participles | krakend | gekraakt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- (start): krieken
Derived terms
- afkraken
- gekraak
- kraak
- donderkraken
- eierkrake
- kraakamandel
- kraakbeen
- kraakbezie
- kraakhaspel
- kraakhout
- kraakijs
- kraaklachen
- kraaklaurier
- kraaklede
- kraakloof
- kraaknet
- kraaknoot
- kraakpand
- kraakpeer
- kraaksalade
- kraakschoen
- kraaksneeuw
- kraakstap
- kraaksteen
- kraakstoel
- kraakwagen
- kraakwilg
- kraakzindelijk
- krakebrood
- krakekoek
- krakel
- krakelen
- krakeling
- krakepit
- kraker
- krakerig
- kwadenotenkraker
- notenkraker
- openkraken
- zaadkraker
Related terms
- krak
Descendants
- Negerhollands: kraek
- Petjo: kraken
- → Aukan: kalaki
- → Papiamentu: krak, kraak
Noun
kraken
- Plural form of kraak
- Alternative form of kraak.
Anagrams
- kanker
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian kraken (Bokmål entry; Nynorsk entry), definite singular of krake (“sea monster”) (Bokmål entry; Nynorsk entry), both from Old Norse kraki (“sea monster”, literally “something twisted”), from Proto-Germanic *krankaz (“crooked”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁa.kɛn/
Audio (file)
Noun
kraken m (plural krakens)
- Kraken
References
- “krake” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Further reading
- “kraken”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
kraken
- definite singular of krake
Swedish
Noun
kraken
- definite form singular of krake