bleken

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch blêken, from Old Dutch *blēken, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną. Equivalent to bleek (pale) +‎ -en.

Verb

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bleken

  1. (ergative) to bleach
Conjugation
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Conjugation of bleken (weak)
infinitive bleken
past singular bleekte
past participle gebleekt
infinitive bleken
gerund bleken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bleek bleekte
2nd person sing. (jij) bleekt, bleek2 bleekte
2nd person sing. (u) bleekt bleekte
2nd person sing. (gij) bleekt bleekte
3rd person singular bleekt bleekte
plural bleken bleekten
subjunctive sing.1 bleke bleekte
subjunctive plur.1 bleken bleekten
imperative sing. bleek
imperative plur.1 bleekt
participles blekend gebleekt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Papiamentu: blikia

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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bleken

  1. inflection of blijken:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *blēken, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną.

Verb

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blêken

  1. to pale, to become/be white
  2. to bleach, to make white

Inflection

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Weak
Infinitive blêken
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive blêken
In genitive blêkens
In dative blêkene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular blêke
2nd singular blêecs, blêkes
3rd singular blêect, blêket
1st plural blêken
2nd plural blêect, blêket
3rd plural blêken
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular blêke
2nd singular blêecs, blêkes
3rd singular blêke
1st plural blêken
2nd plural blêect, blêket
3rd plural blêken
Imperative Present
Singular blêec, blêke
Plural blêect, blêket
Present Past
Participle blêkende

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