"snakken" meaning in Dutch

See snakken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈsnɑ.kə(n)/ Audio: Nl-snakken.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑkən Etymology: From Middle Dutch snacken, from Old Dutch *snaccon. Related to Swedish snacka (“to talk”) and Low German snacken (“to talk”), from the sense of "to open the mouth". Compare English snack. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|snacken}} Middle Dutch snacken, {{inh|nl|odt|*snaccon}} Old Dutch *snaccon, {{cog|en|snack}} English snack Head templates: {{nl-verb}} snakken Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-wk|snak|snakke}} Forms: weak [table-tags], snakken [infinitive], snakken [gerund, neuter], snak [first-person, present, singular], snakte [first-person, past, singular], snakt [present, second-person, singular], snak [present, second-person, singular], snakte [past, second-person, singular], snakt [formal, present, second-person, singular], snakte [formal, past, second-person, singular], snakt [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], snakt [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], snakte [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], snakte [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], snakt [present, singular, third-person], snakte [past, singular, third-person], snakken [plural, present], snakten [past, plural], snakke [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], snakte [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], snakken [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], snakten [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], snak [imperative, present, singular], snakt [archaic, imperative, plural, present], snakkend [participle, present], gesnakt [participle, past]
  1. to open the mouth greedily
    Sense id: en-snakken-nl-verb-JdcoxucW Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
  2. to strongly desire, to crave [with naar ‘for’]
    Sense id: en-snakken-nl-verb-0uUqyawJ

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "snak",
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    {
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