reiken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch reiken, from Old Dutch *reiken, from Proto-West Germanic *raikijan, from Proto-Germanic *raikijaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɛi̯kə(n)/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: rei‧ken
Rhymes: -ɛi̯kən
Homophone: rijken

Verb

reiken

(intransitive) to reach, to extend out, to stretch

Inflection

Inflection of reiken (weak)
infinitive	reiken
past singular	reikte
past participle	gereikt
infinitive	reiken
gerund	reiken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	reik	reikte
2nd person sing. (jij)	reikt	reikte
2nd person sing. (u)	reikt	reikte
2nd person sing. (gij)	reikt	reikte
3rd person singular	reikt	reikte
plural	reiken	reikten

subjunctive sing.¹	reike	reikte
subjunctive plur.¹	reiken	reikten

imperative sing.	reik
imperative plur.¹	reikt

participles	reikend	gereikt
¹⁾ Archaic.

Derived terms

Anagrams

inkeer, kieren, rieken

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *reiken, from Proto-West Germanic *raikijan, from Proto-Germanic *raikijaną.

Verb

reiken

to stretch
to reach, to stretch the arm (to something)
to hand
to bring out, to produce

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

rêken

Derived terms

bereiken

Descendants

Dutch: reiken

Further reading

“reiken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “reiken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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