balken
See also: Balken
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑlkə(n)/
Audio (file) - 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
- (intransitive) to bray, make a donkey's sound
- (intransitive, figuratively) to utter asinine talk
- (intransitive) to bawl, cry, weep loudly
- (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 | balk | balkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | balkt | balkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | balkt | balkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | balkt | balkte | ||
| 3rd person singular | balkt | balkte | ||
| plural | balken | balkten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | balke | balkte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | balken | balkten | ||
| imperative sing. | balk | |||
| imperative plur.1 | balkt | |||
| participles | balkend | gebalkt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- huilebalk
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
balken
- Plural form of balk
Anagrams
- blaken
- blanke