ruiken

From Middle Dutch ruken, from Old Dutch *rūcan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrœy̯.kə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -œy̯kən

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 smelled / That the flowers were again blooming / And the sun were again always burning. (KvK - Zomer in mijn kop)

2. To smell (i.e. to emit a smell)

• (emit a smell): rieken
• (have a smell): geuren

• rieken