nicken

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German nicchen; see neigen (“to bend, turn”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪkən/, [ˈnɪkŋ̍]
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  • Rhymes: -ɪkŋ̩

Verb

nicken (weak, third-person singular present nickt, past tense nickte, past participle genickt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to nod (one's head)

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “nicken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “nicken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “nicken” in Duden online
  • “nicken” in OpenThesaurus.de

Swedish

Noun

nicken

  1. definite singular of nick c (“nod; header (in football/soccer)”)
  2. definite plural of nick n (“nickname”)
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