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bokken
bokken
English
Noun
bokken (plural bokkens or bokken)
- A wooden katana, used as a training sword
Synonyms
- bokuto
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔkə(n)/
Etymology 1
Verb
bokken
- (intransitive, uncommon) to buck, said of a quadruped, e.g. a horse: to leap upward while arching its back
- (intransitive) to react to opposition or adversity grumpily and capriciously, like a crossed spoiled child
Inflection
| Inflection of bokken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bokken | |||
| past singular | bokte | |||
| past participle | gebokt | |||
| infinitive | bokken | |||
| gerund | bokken n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bok | bokte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bokt | bokte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bokt | bokte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bokt | bokte | ||
| 3rd person singular | bokt | bokte | ||
| plural | bokken | bokten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bokke | bokte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bokken | bokten | ||
| imperative sing. | bok | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bokt | |||
| participles | bokkend | gebokt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Etymology 2
Verb
bokken
- Alternative form of bukken
Inflection
| Inflection of bokken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bokken | |||
| past singular | bokte | |||
| past participle | gebokt | |||
| infinitive | bokken | |||
| gerund | bokken n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bok | bokte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bokt | bokte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bokt | bokte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bokt | bokte | ||
| 3rd person singular | bokt | bokte | ||
| plural | bokken | bokten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bokke | bokte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bokken | bokten | ||
| imperative sing. | bok | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bokt | |||
| participles | bokkend | gebokt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Etymology 3
Non-lemma forms.
Noun
bokken
- Plural form of bok