ruiken

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ruken, from Old Dutch *rūcan, from Proto-West Germanic *reukan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną. Doublet of rieken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrœy̯.kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: rui‧ken
  • Rhymes: -œy̯kən

Verb

ruiken

  1. to smell (i.e. to perceive a smell)
    Het is net alsof ik ruik / Dat de bloemen alweer bloeien / En de zon weer altijd brandt — It is just as if I smell / That the flowers are blooming again / And the sun be again always burning. (KvK - Zomer in mijn kop)
  2. to smell (i.e. to emit a smell)
    De houthakker rook naar kamille en goedkope parfum.
    The lumberjack smelt like chamomile and cheap perfume.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ruiken (strong class 2b)
infinitive ruiken
past singular rook
past participle geroken
infinitive ruiken
gerund ruiken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ruik rook
2nd person sing. (jij) ruikt, ruik2 rook
2nd person sing. (u) ruikt rook
2nd person sing. (gij) ruikt rookt
3rd person singular ruikt rook
plural ruiken roken
subjunctive sing.1 ruike roke
subjunctive plur.1 ruiken roken
imperative sing. ruik
imperative plur.1 ruikt
participles ruikend geroken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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Descendants

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: ruku
  • Negerhollands: reuk, rik
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