vloeken

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vloeken, from Old Dutch fluokon, from Proto-Germanic *flōkaną. Cognate with German fluchen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvlu.kə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: vloe‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ukən

Verb

vloeken

  1. (intransitive) to curse, to damn, invoke a negative spell
  2. (intransitive) to blaspheme, curse, swear
  3. (figuratively) to clash, go very badly with

Inflection

Conjugation of vloeken (weak)
infinitive vloeken
past singular vloekte
past participle gevloekt
infinitive vloeken
gerund vloeken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular vloek vloekte
2nd person sing. (jij) vloekt vloekte
2nd person sing. (u) vloekt vloekte
2nd person sing. (gij) vloekt vloekte
3rd person singular vloekt vloekte
plural vloeken vloekten
subjunctive sing.1 vloeke vloekte
subjunctive plur.1 vloeken vloekten
imperative sing. vloek
imperative plur.1 vloekt
participles vloekend gevloekt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: vloek
  • Negerhollands: vloek, fluk, vluek

Noun

vloeken

  1. plural of vloek

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch fluokon.

Verb

vloeken

  1. to curse, to wish misfortune upon
  2. to curse, to express discontent over

Inflection

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Descendants

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