aken
English
Etymology 1
From a- + Old English cennan (“to give birth to”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈkɛn/
- Rhymes: -ɛn
Verb
aken (third-person singular simple present akens, present participle akenning, simple past and past participle akenned)
- (obsolete) To bear, give birth to. (Usually in the past participle.)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeɪkən/
- Rhymes: -eɪkən
Verb
aken
- (obsolete) Alternative past participle of ache.
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Noun
aken
- Plural form of aak
Anagrams
Estonian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic okъno (okŭno). Cognate to Finnish ikkuna and akkuna.
Noun
aken (genitive akna, partitive akent)
Declension
Inflection of aken (ÕS type 8/küünal, length gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aken | aknad |
| accusative | akna | aknad |
| genitive | akna | akende |
| partitive | akent | aknaid |
| illative | aknasse | akendesse aknaisse |
| inessive | aknas | akendes aknais |
| elative | aknast | akendest aknaist |
| allative | aknale | akendele aknaile |
| adessive | aknal | akendel aknail |
| ablative | aknalt | akendelt aknailt |
| translative | aknaks | akendeks aknaiks |
| terminative | aknani | akendeni |
| essive | aknana | akendena |
| abessive | aknata | akendeta |
| comitative | aknaga | akendega |
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English ǣcen.
Adjective
aken
- Alternative form of oken
References
- “ōken(adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 April 2018.
Etymology 2
From Old English acan, from Proto-Germanic *akaną; equivalent to ache + -en.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːkən/, /ˈɛːkən/, /ˈɔːkən/
Verb
aken
Conjugation
Conjugation of aken
| present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ake | aken |
| 2nd person | akest | aken |
| 3rd person | akeþ, aketh | aken |
| subjunctive | ake | aken |
| participle | present | past |
| akende, akinge | *(y)aken, *(y)aked | |
| simple past | singular | plural |
| 1st person | oke, akide | *oken, *akeden |
| 2nd person | oke, akide, *okest | *oken, *akeden |
| 3rd person | oke, akide | *oken, *akeden |
| subjunctive | oke, akide | *oken, *akeden |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| ake | akeþ, aketh |
Descendants
References
- “āken (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.
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