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Laken Definition

laken

See also Laken

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

laken n. (plural lakens, diminutive lakentje)

  1. a type of woollen fabric, very sought-after for clothing in the feudal era
  2. bedsheet

Derived terms

  • lakenbereider
  • lakenfabriek, lakenfabrikant
  • lakenhal
  • lakenhandelaar
  • lakenhoes
  • lakenscheerder
  • lakenstempel

Verb

laken (weak in -t)

  1. (transitive) to criticize, reproach, denounce
    De gasten van dat groezelig motel laken tevergeefs de gebrekkige hygiëne van de lakens.
    The guests in that sleazy motel denounce in vain the poor sheets hygiene

Conjugation

Conjugation of laken (weak in -t)
infinitive laken
present tense past tense
1st person singular laak laakte
2nd person singular laakt laakte
3rd person singular laakt laakte
plural laken laakten
subjunctive sing.1 lake laakte
subjunctive plur.1 laken laakten
imperative sing. laak
imperative plur.1 laakt
participles lakend (hebben) gelaakt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Norwegian

Etymology

From Low German.

Noun

laken n. (definite singular lakenet; indefinite plural laken; definite plural lakena/lakenene)

  1. bedsheet

Swedish

Noun

laken

  1. definite singular of lake

 

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Laeken (obsolete Dutch spelling, retained in French, pronunciation: [ˈla.kən]; usually used in English) or Laken (Dutch, pronunciation: [ˈlaːkə(n)] ( listen)) is a residential suburb in north-west Brussels in Belgium. It belongs to the municipality of the City of Brussels and is identified by the Belgian postal code : B-1020.
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