reken
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreː.kə(n)/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eːkən
Verb
reken
- first-person singular present indicative of rekenen
- imperative of rekenen
Anagrams
- erken, keren
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French requin.
Noun
reken
- shark
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch reken, rekenen, from Middle Dutch rēkenen, from Old Dutch *rekanon, from Proto-Germanic *rekanōną, indirectly derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrɛ.kən]
- Hyphenation: rè‧kên
Verb
rèkên
- (colloquial, dated) to calculate.
- Synonym: hitung
Derived terms
- mereken
- rekenan
Further reading
- “reken” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon *rekenōn, from Proto-Germanic *rekanōną. Compare German rechnen, Dutch rekenen and English reckon. Indirectly derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.
Verb
reken (past singular reken, past participle rekent, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to count
- to reckon
- (with mit) to expect
Conjugation
Conjugation of reken (weak verb, irregular)
| infinitive | reken | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | reken | reken |
| 2nd person singular | rekens(t) | rekens(t) |
| 3rd person singular | reken(t) | reken |
| plural | rekent, rekenen | reeknen, reken |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | reken(e) | |
| plural | rekent | |
| participle | present | past |
| reken | (e)rekent, gerekent | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French requin.
Noun
reken
- shark
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *rekan, from Proto-Germanic *rekaną.
Verb
rēken
- to bring together, to gather into a heap, to rake
- to produce, to bring out
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: reken
Further reading
- “reken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “reken (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- reka f
Noun
reken m
- definite masculine singular of reke
Seychellois Creole
Etymology
From French requin.
Noun
reken
- shark
References
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
Swedish
Noun
reken
- definite plural of rek