dokken

See also: Dokken

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: dok‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɔkən

Etymology 1

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Verb

dokken

1. (colloquial, intransitive, transitive) to pay, to pay up

Conjugation

Conjugation of dokken (weak)
infinitive	dokken
past singular	dokte
past participle	gedokt
infinitive	dokken
gerund	dokken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	dok	dokte
2nd person sing. (jij)	dokt, dok2	dokte
2nd person sing. (u)	dokt	dokte
2nd person sing. (gij)	dokt	dokte
3rd person singular	dokt	dokte
plural	dokken	dokten
subjunctive sing.1	dokke	dokte
subjunctive plur.1	dokken	dokten
imperative sing.	dok
imperative plur.1	dokt
participles	dokkend	gedokt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• afdokken
• neerdokken

Etymology 2

From dok (“dock”).

Verb

dokken

1. (transitive) to dock, to place in a dock
2. (intransitive) to dock, to go into a dock

Conjugation

Conjugation of dokken (weak)
infinitive	dokken
past singular	dokte
past participle	gedokt
infinitive	dokken
gerund	dokken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	dok	dokte
2nd person sing. (jij)	dokt, dok2	dokte
2nd person sing. (u)	dokt	dokte
2nd person sing. (gij)	dokt	dokte
3rd person singular	dokt	dokte
plural	dokken	dokten
subjunctive sing.1	dokke	dokte
subjunctive plur.1	dokken	dokten
imperative sing.	dok
imperative plur.1	dokt
participles	dokkend	gedokt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dokken

1. plural of dok

Anagrams

• kokend

Middle English

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Alternative forms

• docke, docken, dokke
• dokkyn (Promptorium Parvulorum)

Etymology

From dok (“docked hair”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). First attested in c. 1390.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔkən/

Verb

dokken (third-person singular simple present dokketh, present participle dokkende, dokkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle dokked)

1. (uncommon) To dock (shorten hair, especially of an animal's tail)
2. (Late Middle English) To shorten, impair, or reduce.
   1. (rare) To curtail rights or capabilities.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dokken (weak in -ede)

infinitive	(to) dokken, dokke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dokke	dokked(e)
2nd-person singular	dokkest	dokkedest
3rd-person singular	dokketh	dokked(e)
subjunctive singular	dokke
imperative singular		—
plural1	dokken, dokke	dokkeden, dokked(e)
imperative plural	dokketh, dokke	—
participles	dokkynge, dokkende	dokked, ydokked

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

Descendants

• English: dock
• Middle Scots: *dok
  • Scots: dock

References

• “dokken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 July 2018.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• dokka (of both)

Noun

dokken

1. definite masculine singular of dokk
2. definite masculine singular of dokke