nicken
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German nicken, from Old High German nicchen; see neigen (“to bend, turn”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]nicken (weak, third-person singular present nickt, past tense nickte, past participle genickt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to nod (one's head)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | nicken | ||||
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present participle | nickend | ||||
past participle | genickt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich nicke | wir nicken | i | ich nicke | wir nicken |
du nickst | ihr nickt | du nickest | ihr nicket | ||
er nickt | sie nicken | er nicke | sie nicken | ||
preterite | ich nickte | wir nickten | ii | ich nickte1 | wir nickten1 |
du nicktest | ihr nicktet | du nicktest1 | ihr nicktet1 | ||
er nickte | sie nickten | er nickte1 | sie nickten1 | ||
imperative | nick (du) nicke (du) |
nickt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “nicken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “nicken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “nicken” in Duden online
- “nicken” in OpenThesaurus.de
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]nicken
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