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blikken

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɪkə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: blik‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɪkən

Etymology 1

From blik + -en.

Adjective

blikken (not comparable)

  1. 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
More information Declension of, uninflected ...
Descendants
  • Sranan Tongo: brekri

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch blicken. Equivalent to blik + -en.

Verb

blikken

  1. (intransitive) to look at, to glance
    Hij blikte om zich heen.
    He glanced around himself.
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

blikken

  1. plural of blik
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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)

  1. To turn pale
  2. To blight; fade

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