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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
blikken (not comparable)
- tin, tinnen, made of a light tinplate (or similar metallic alloy) as produced for cans
- Een blikken koekjesdoos heeft iets nostalgisch.
- A tin cookie box has a nostalgic quality.
Declension
Descendants
- → Sranan Tongo: brekri
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch blicken. Equivalent to blik + -en.
Verb
blikken
- (intransitive) to look at, to glance
- Hij blikte om zich heen.
- He glanced around himself.
Conjugation
Derived terms
- aanblikken
- achteruitblikken
- inblikken
- rondblikken
- terugblikken
- verblikken
- vooruitblikken
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
blikken
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Scots
Etymology
From Old Norse blikja (“to grow pale”). Related to English blike. More at blike.
Verb
blikken (third-person singular simple present blikkens, present participle blikkenin, simple past and past participle blikkent)
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