naken

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word naken. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word naken, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say naken in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word naken you have here. The definition of the word naken will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofnaken, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English nakenen, nacnen, equivalent to nake +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

Verb

naken (third-person singular simple present nakens, present participle nakening, simple past and past participle nakened)

  1. (transitive, UK, dialectal) To make naked; nake.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nâken, from Old Dutch nāken, from Proto-Germanic *nēkijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːkə(n)/
  • Audio(file)

Verb

naken

  1. (intransitive) to draw near, to approach, to be imminent
    het nakende onweer ― the approaching thunderstorm

Inflection

Inflection of naken (weak)
infinitive naken
past singular naakte
past participle genaakt
infinitive naken
gerund naken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular naak naakte
2nd person sing. (jij) naakt naakte
2nd person sing. (u) naakt naakte
2nd person sing. (gij) naakt naakte
3rd person singular naakt naakte
plural naken naakten
subjunctive sing.1 nake naakte
subjunctive plur.1 naken naakten
imperative sing. naak
imperative plur.1 naakt
participles nakend genaakt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch nāken, from Proto-Germanic *nēkijaną.

Verb

nâken

  1. to approach, to near

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: naken

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English nacian, from Proto-Germanic *nakwōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːkən/, /ˈnakən/

Verb

naken

  1. To remove clothes or make naked; to nake.
  2. To remove; to expose or make visible.

Conjugation

Conjugation of naken (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) naken, nake
present tense past tense
1st-person singular nake naked
2nd-person singular nakest nakedest
3rd-person singular naketh naked
subjunctive singular nake
imperative singular —
plural1 naken, nake nakeden, nakede
imperative plural naketh, nake —
participles nakynge, nakende naked, ynaked

1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse nakinn, nǫkkviðr (“naked”), from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked, bare”).

Adjective

naken (neuter singular nakent, definite singular and plural nakne, comparative naknere, indefinite superlative naknest, definite superlative nakneste)

  1. nude, naked, bare

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse nakinn, nǫkkviðr (“naked”), from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked, bare”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²naːçən/, ,
  • (newer or regional) IPA(key): /²naːkən/,
  • Rhymes: -çən
  • Hyphenation: na‧ken

Adjective

naken (comparative naknare, superlative naknast)

  1. naked, nude, bare

Declension

Declension of naken
comparative naknare
superlative naknast
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative-accusative naken naken, naki1, naka2 nake, nakent
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative-accusative nakne nakne, nakna3 nakne
1: Unofficial after 2012. 2: Non-standard or dialectal. 3: Pre-1901 or dialectal.

Derived terms

References

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nēkijaną.

Verb

nāken

  1. to approach, to near, to come closer

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • “nāken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse nakinn, nǫkkviðr (“naked”), from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked, bare”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

naken (comparative naknare, superlative naknast)

  1. nude, naked; without clothes

Declension

Inflection of naken
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular naken naknare naknast
Neuter singular naket naknare naknast
Plural nakna naknare naknast
Masculine plural3 nakne naknare naknast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 nakne naknare naknaste
All nakna naknare naknaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia