ruiken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ruken, from Old Dutch *rūcan, from Proto-West Germanic *reukan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną. Doublet of rieken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrœy̯.kə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: rui‧ken
  • Rhymes: -œy̯kən

Verb

ruiken

  1. To smell (i.e. to perceive a smell)
    Het is net alsof ik ruik / Dat de bloemen alweer bloeien / En de zon weer altijd brandt It is just as if I smell / That the flowers are blooming again / And the sun be again always burning. (KvK - Zomer in mijn kop)
  2. To smell (i.e. to emit a smell)
    De houthakker rook naar kamille en goedkope parfum.
    The lumberjack smelt like chamomile and cheap perfume.

Inflection

Inflection of ruiken (strong class 2b)
infinitive ruiken
past singular rook
past participle geroken
infinitive ruiken
gerund ruiken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ruikrook
2nd person sing. (jij) ruiktrook
2nd person sing. (u) ruiktrook
2nd person sing. (gij) ruiktrookt
3rd person singular ruiktrook
plural ruikenroken
subjunctive sing.1 ruikeroke
subjunctive plur.1 ruikenroken
imperative sing. ruik
imperative plur.1 ruikt
participles ruikendgeroken
1) Archaic.

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: ruku
  • Negerhollands: reuk, rik
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