ijken

Dutch

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch īken, from Latin aequō. Compare German eichen.

Verb

ijken

to gauge (weights or sizes to ensure they meet the standards)
to calibrate

Inflection

Inflection of ijken (weak)
infinitive	ijken
past singular	ijkte
past participle	geijkt
infinitive	ijken
gerund	ijken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	ijk	ijkte
2nd person sing. (jij)	ijkt	ijkte
2nd person sing. (u)	ijkt	ijkte
2nd person sing. (gij)	ijkt	ijkte
3rd person singular	ijkt	ijkte
plural	ijken	ijkten

subjunctive sing.¹	ijke	ijkte
subjunctive plur.¹	ijken	ijkten

imperative sing.	ijk
imperative plur.¹	ijkt

participles	ijkend	geijkt
¹⁾ Archaic.

Derived terms

ijk
ijkbaar

Descendants

Afrikaans: yk

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ijken

plural of ijk

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