nicken
German
Etymology
From Middle High German nicken, from Old High German nicchen; see neigen (“to bend, turn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɪkən/, [ˈnɪkŋ̍]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɪkŋ̩
Verb
nicken (weak, third-person singular present nickt, past tense nickte, past participle genickt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to nod (one's head)
Conjugation
Conjugation of nicken (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | nicken | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Composed forms of nicken (weak, auxiliary haben)
Derived terms
- abnicken
- einnicken
- Nickerchen
- zunicken
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