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kieken

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈki.kə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: kie‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ikən

Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *kiukīn. Doublet with kuiken.

Noun

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kieken n (plural kiekens, diminutive kiekentje n)

  1. chick, young domestic fowl synonym ▲
    Synonym: kuiken
  2. (by extension) any chicken synonym ▲
    Synonym: kip
  3. (figuratively) a dumb bird, derogatory term for a (usually female) airhead synonym ▲
    Synonym: uilskuiken
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From kiek (snapshot, photograph) +‎ -en.

Verb

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kieken

  1. to photograph, take/shoot (a) picture(s) synonym ▲
    Synonym: fotograferen
Conjugation
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more ▼Conjugation of kieken (weak)
infinitive kieken
past singular kiekte
past participle gekiekt

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Low German kieken.

Verb

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kieken

  1. (colloquial) alternative form of kijken
    Effe kieken wat we hier hebben.
    Let's see what we've got here.
Usage notes
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  • Used in standard Dutch contexts on occasion, colloquially and/or somewhat jocularly, imitating Low German or Low German-influenced dialects from the eastern Netherlands.

Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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kieken

  1. plural of kiek (snapshot)

Noun

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kieken

  1. plural of kiek (plant)

Dutch Low Saxon

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German kîken, from Old Saxon kīkan, from Proto-West Germanic *kīkan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kieken

  1. (intransitive) to look

Inflection

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show ▼Conjugation of kieken (irregular verb)
infinitive kieken
present preterite
1st person singular kiek keek
2nd person singular kiekt keek
3rd person singular kik keek
plural kiekt keken
imperative
singular kiek
plural kiekt
present past
participle kiekend (g)ekeken

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German kîken, from Old Saxon kīkan, from Proto-West Germanic *kīkan.

The verb is strong in Low German, but treated as weak in standard German. Cognate with Dutch kijken. Compare also German gucken, kucken, which need not be originally related, but has probably been influenced by kieken.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kieken (weak, third-person singular present kiekt, past tense kiekte, past participle gekiekt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, regional, Northern Germany, particularly north-east) to look; to glance quotations ▼
    Wat kiekt der Typ denn so hier rüber?
    Why’s that guy looking over here like that?
    Kiek mal einer an!Well look at that!

Usage notes

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  • Although the verb itself is regionally and stylistically narrowly restricted, the phrase auf dem Kieker is in common use.
  • Harking back to the original Low German word, the 2nd and 3rd person singular present often take a short vowel.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • kieken” in Duden online
  • kieken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Peter Hansen (2025), “kieken”, in Digitales Wörterbuch Niederdeutsch (dwn)