reiken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch reiken, from Old Dutch *reiken, from Proto-West Germanic *raikijan, from Proto-Germanic *raikijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛi̯kə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: rei‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kən
  • Homophone: rijken

Verb

reiken

  1. (intransitive) to reach, to extend out, to stretch

Inflection

Conjugation of reiken (weak)
infinitive reiken
past singular reikte
past participle gereikt
infinitive reiken
gerund reiken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular reikreikte
2nd person sing. (jij) reiktreikte
2nd person sing. (u) reiktreikte
2nd person sing. (gij) reiktreikte
3rd person singular reiktreikte
plural reikenreikten
subjunctive sing.1 reikereikte
subjunctive plur.1 reikenreikten
imperative sing. reik
imperative plur.1 reikt
participles reikendgereikt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *reiken, from Proto-West Germanic *raikijan, from Proto-Germanic *raikijaną.

Verb

reiken

  1. to stretch
  2. to reach, to stretch the arm (to something)
  3. to hand
  4. to bring out, to produce

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: reiken

Further reading

  • reiken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “reiken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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