nicken

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German nicken, from Old High German nicchen; see neigen (to bend, turn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪkən/, [ˈnɪkŋ̍]
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  • Rhymes: -ɪkŋ̩

Verb

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nicken (weak, third-person singular present nickt, past tense nickte, past participle genickt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to nod (one's head)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • nicken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • nicken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • nicken” in Duden online
  • nicken” in OpenThesaurus.de

Swedish

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Noun

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nicken

  1. definite singular of nick c (nod; header (in football/soccer))
  2. definite plural of nick n (nickname)