kieken
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *kiukīn. Doublet with kuiken.
Noun
[edit]kieken n (plural kiekens, diminutive kiekentje n)
- chick, young domestic fowl
- Synonym: kuiken
- (by extension) any chicken
- Synonym: kip
- (figuratively) a dumb bird, derogatory term for a (usually female) airhead
- Synonym: uilskuiken
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From kiek (“snapshot, photograph”) + -en.
Verb
[edit]kieken
- to photograph, take/shoot (a) picture(s)
- Synonym: fotograferen
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of kieken (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | kieken | |||
past singular | kiekte | |||
past participle | gekiekt | |||
infinitive | kieken | |||
gerund | kieken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | kiek | kiekte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | kiekt, kiek2 | kiekte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | kiekt | kiekte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | kiekt | kiekte | ||
3rd person singular | kiekt | kiekte | ||
plural | kieken | kiekten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | kieke | kiekte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | kieken | kiekten | ||
imperative sing. | kiek | |||
imperative plur.1 | kiekt | |||
participles | kiekend | gekiekt | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Etymology 3
[edit]Borrowed from Low German kieken.
Verb
[edit]kieken
- (colloquial) Alternative form of kijken
- Effe kieken wat we hier hebben.
- Let's see what we've got here.
Usage notes
[edit]- Used in standard Dutch contexts on occasion, colloquially and/or somewhat jocularly, imitating Low German or Low German-influenced dialects from the eastern Netherlands.
Etymology 4
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]kieken
Noun
[edit]kieken
Dutch Low Saxon
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German kîken, from Old Saxon kīkan, from Proto-West Germanic *kīkan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]kieken
- (intransitive) to look
Inflection
[edit]infinitive | kieken | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | kiek | keek |
2nd person singular | kiekt | keek |
3rd person singular | kik | keek |
plural | kiekt | keken |
imperative | present | — |
singular | kiek | |
plural | kiekt | |
participle | present | past |
kiekend | (g)ekeken | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Middle Low German kîken, from Old Saxon kīkan, from Proto-West Germanic *kīkan.
The verb is strong in Low German, but treated as weak in standard German. Cognate with Dutch kijken. Compare also German gucken, kucken, which need not be originally related, but has probably been influenced by kieken.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]kieken (weak, third-person singular present kiekt, past tense kiekte, past participle gekiekt, auxiliary haben)
- (colloquial, regional, Northern Germany, particularly north-east) to look; to glance
- Wat kiekt der Typ denn so hier rüber?
- Why’s that guy looking over here like that?
- Kiek mal einer an! ― Well look at that!
- 1920 [1910], Hermann Löns, Der Wehrwolf […] [The Warwolf][1]:
- Er sah über das Bruch. »Kiek, was ist denn das da für eine putzwunderliche Wolke über Ödringen? I, das sieht ja meist wie Rauch aus! Aber es ist doch wohl bloß eine Wolke.«
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
[edit]- Although the verb itself is regionally and stylistically narrowly restricted, the phrase auf dem Kieker is in common use.
- Harking back to the original Low German word, the 2nd and 3rd person singular present often take a short vowel.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | kieken | ||||
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present participle | kiekend | ||||
past participle | gekiekt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich kieke | wir kieken | i | ich kieke | wir kieken |
du kiekst | ihr kiekt | du kiekest | ihr kieket | ||
er kiekt | sie kieken | er kieke | sie kieken | ||
preterite | ich kiekte | wir kiekten | ii | ich kiekte1 | wir kiekten1 |
du kiektest | ihr kiektet | du kiektest1 | ihr kiektet1 | ||
er kiekte | sie kiekten | er kiekte1 | sie kiekten1 | ||
imperative | kiek (du) kieke (du) |
kiekt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ikən
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