roeken
See also: röken
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈru.kə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: roe‧ken
- Rhymes: -ukən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch roeken, from Old Dutch ruoken, from Proto-Germanic *rōkijaną.
Verb
roeken
- (obsolete, transitive) to pay attention to, to heed
- (obsolete, transitive) to care about, to worry about
Inflection
Inflection of roeken (weak with past in -cht) | ||||
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infinitive | roeken | |||
past singular | rocht | |||
past participle | gerocht | |||
infinitive | roeken | |||
gerund | roeken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | roek | rocht | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | roekt | rocht | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | roekt | rocht | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | roekt | rocht | ||
3rd person singular | roekt | rocht | ||
plural | roeken | rochten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | roeke | rochte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | roeken | rochten | ||
imperative sing. | roek | |||
imperative plur.1 | roekt | |||
participles | roekend | gerocht | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms
- roekeloos
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
roeken
- Plural form of roek
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch ruoken.
Verb
roeken
- (transitive) to focus on, to long for
- (transitive) to care about, to worry about
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: roeken
Further reading
- “roeken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “roeken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN