19th century, from a North Hollandic dialect. Probably identical to Middle Dutch ficken (“to hit, jerk”), dialectal Dutch fikkelen (“to move back and forth”), German ficken (idem, and thus “to fuck”). Referring to the unsteady movement of the flames. Further origin unknown, perhaps onomatopoeic.
fikken
| Conjugation of fikken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | fikken | |||
| past singular | fikte | |||
| past participle | gefikt | |||
| infinitive | fikken | |||
| gerund | fikken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | fik | fikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | fikt, fik2 | fikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | fikt | fikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | fikt | fikte | ||
| 3rd person singular | fikt | fikte | ||
| plural | fikken | fikten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | fikke | fikte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | fikken | fikten | ||
| imperative sing. | fik | |||
| imperative plur.1 | fikt | |||
| participles | fikkend | gefikt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
From Middle Dutch fikkere, earlier vijghe, possibly from the root of Etymology 1 (“to burn”).
fikken pl (plural only, diminutive fikjes n)
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
fikken