staken

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See also: stäken

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstaː.kə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: sta‧ken
  • Rhymes: -aːkən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch staken. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

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staken

  1. (intransitive) to strike, go on a strike
  2. (transitive) to suspend, to cease
    Zo kondigde de ETA aan de gewapende strijd te staken als de Spaanse regering de soevereiniteit en het zelfbeschikkingsrecht van de Basken zou erkennen(WP) — So the ETA announced that it would suspend its armed conflict if the Spanish government would recognize the sovereignty and the right to self-determination of the Basques.
  3. (transitive) to support (a plant) with stakes
Conjugation
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Conjugation of staken (weak)
infinitive staken
past singular staakte
past participle gestaakt
infinitive staken
gerund staken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular staak staakte
2nd person sing. (jij) staakt, staak2 staakte
2nd person sing. (u) staakt staakte
2nd person sing. (gij) staakt staakte
3rd person singular staakt staakte
plural staken staakten
subjunctive sing.1 stake staakte
subjunctive plur.1 staken staakten
imperative sing. staak
imperative plur.1 staakt
participles stakend gestaakt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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staken

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

Anagrams

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German

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Verb

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staken

  1. first/third-person plural preterite of stecken

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From stake +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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staken

  1. To add stakes to form a defensive perimeter.
  2. (rare) To demarcate (often with stakes).
  3. (rare) To thrust with a stabbing weapon.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: stake

References

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Swedish

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Noun

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staken

  1. definite singular of stake

Anagrams

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