"ik" meaning in Dutch

See ik in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /ɪk/ [stressed], /ək/ [unstressed] Audio: Nl-ik.ogg Forms: ick [alternative], ikke [alternative, childish, informal]
Rhymes: -ɪk Etymology: From Middle Dutch ic, from Old Dutch ik, from Proto-West Germanic *ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *eǵh₂óm. Compare German ich, Low German ik, West Frisian ik, English I, Danish jeg. See I (English, etymology 3). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|ic}} Middle Dutch ic, {{inh|nl|odt|ik}} Old Dutch ik, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*ik}} Proto-West Germanic *ik, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*ek}} Proto-Germanic *ek, {{der|nl|ine-pro|*eǵh₂óm}} Proto-Indo-European *eǵh₂óm, {{cog|de|ich}} German ich, {{cog|nds|ik}} Low German ik, {{cog|fy|ik}} West Frisian ik, {{cog|en|I}} English I, {{cog|da|jeg}} Danish jeg Head templates: {{head|nl|pronoun|cat2=personal pronouns}} ik
  1. I; first-person singular subjective personal pronoun Wikipedia link: Elmar Seebold, Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, de:Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache Derived forms: ikvorm, ikzelf

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "ek"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Berbice Creole Dutch",
      "lang_code": "brc",
      "word": "eke"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Jersey Dutch",
      "lang_code": "gmw-jdt",
      "word": "äk"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Petjo",
      "lang_code": "pey",
      "word": "ik"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Skepi Creole Dutch",
      "lang_code": "skw",
      "word": "ek"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "ic"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "ik"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch ik",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*ik"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *ik",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*ek"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ek",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*eǵh₂óm"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *eǵh₂óm",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ich"
      },
      "expansion": "German ich",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "ik"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German ik",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "ik"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian ik",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "English I",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "jeg"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish jeg",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch ic, from Old Dutch ik, from Proto-West Germanic *ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *eǵh₂óm. Compare German ich, Low German ik, West Frisian ik, English I, Danish jeg.\nSee I (English, etymology 3).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ick",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ikke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "childish",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "cat2": "personal pronouns"
      },
      "expansion": "ik",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
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        "ik"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch personal pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 30 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ikvorm"
        },
        {
          "word": "ikzelf"
        }
      ],
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              0,
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          "english": "I love you.",
          "text": "Ik hou van jou.",
          "translation": "I love you.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "I; first-person singular subjective personal pronoun"
      ],
      "id": "en-ik-nl-pron-x9pxkWvv",
      "links": [
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        ]
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        "Elmar Seebold",
        "Etymological Dictionary of the German Language",
        "de:Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "unstressed"
      ]
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪk"
    }
  ],
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}
{
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    {
      "word": "ikvorm"
    },
    {
      "word": "ikzelf"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "ek"
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    {
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      "lang_code": "brc",
      "word": "eke"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Jersey Dutch",
      "lang_code": "gmw-jdt",
      "word": "äk"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Petjo",
      "lang_code": "pey",
      "word": "ik"
    },
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      "word": "ek"
    }
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    },
    {
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        "2": "odt",
        "3": "ik"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch ik",
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *ik",
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    },
    {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*ek"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ek",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ich"
      },
      "expansion": "German ich",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "ik"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German ik",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "ik"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian ik",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "English I",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "jeg"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish jeg",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch ic, from Old Dutch ik, from Proto-West Germanic *ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *eǵh₂óm. Compare German ich, Low German ik, West Frisian ik, English I, Danish jeg.\nSee I (English, etymology 3).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ick",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ikke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "childish",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "cat2": "personal pronouns"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ik"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
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        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch personal pronouns",
        "Dutch pronouns",
        "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
        "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 30 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/ɪk",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/ɪk/1 syllable"
      ],
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              0,
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "I love you.",
          "text": "Ik hou van jou.",
          "translation": "I love you.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "I; first-person singular subjective personal pronoun"
      ],
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        [
          "I",
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        ]
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        "Elmar Seebold",
        "Etymological Dictionary of the German Language",
        "de:Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache"
      ]
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  ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ək/",
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        "unstressed"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ik"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ik meaning in Dutch (3.2kB)

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