different between naken vs taken

English

Alternative forms

• nakyn (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English nakenen, nacnen, equivalent to nake +? -en.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?k?n

Verb

naken (third-person singular simple present nakens, present participle nakening, simple past and past participle nakened)

1. (transitive, Britain, dialectal) To make naked; nake.

Anagrams

• Kenan, Kenna

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nâken, from Old Dutch n?ken, from Proto-Germanic *n?kijan?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?na?k?(n)/

Verb

naken

1. (intransitive) to draw near, to approach, to be imminent

Inflection

Derived terms

• genaken

Anagrams

• kanen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch n?ken, from Proto-Germanic *n?kijan?.

Verb

nâken

1. to approach, to near

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: naken

Further reading

• “naken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “naken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

• nake, nakyn, nakkin, nakyne

Etymology

Inherited from Old English nacian, from Proto-Germanic *nakw?n?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?na?k?n/, /?nak?n/

Verb

naken

1. To remove clothes or make naked; to nake.
2. To remove; to expose or make visible.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• nakenen

Descendants

• English: nake
• Scots: nake

References

• “n?ken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-21.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse nakinn, n?kkviðr (“naked”), from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nog?ós (“naked, bare”).

Adjective

naken (neuter singular nakent, definite singular and plural nakne, comparative naknere, indefinite superlative naknest, definite superlative nakneste)

1. nude, naked, bare

Derived terms

• nakenhet
• nakenstrand

References

• “naken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse nakinn, n?kkviðr (“naked”), from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nog?ós (“naked, bare”).

Adjective

naken (neuter singular nake or nakent, definite singular and plural nakne, comparative naknare, indefinite superlative naknast, definite superlative naknaste)

1. naked, nude, bare

Derived terms

• nakenstrand

References

• “naken” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *n?kijan?.

Verb

n?ken

1. to approach, to near, to come closer

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: nâken
  • Dutch: naken

Further reading

• “n?ken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse nakinn, n?kkviðr (“naked”), from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nog?ós (“naked, bare”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

naken

1. nude, naked; without clothes

Declension

Anagrams

• nakne

English

Etymology

From Middle English taken, takenn, from Old English tacen, *?etacen, from Old Norse tekinn, from Proto-Germanic *t?kanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *t?kan? (“to take; grasp; touch”). Cognate with Scots takin, tane, Danish tagen, Swedish tagen, Icelandic tekin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?te?k?n/
• Rhymes: -e?k?n
• Hyphenation: tak?en

Adjective

taken (not comparable)

1. Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.

   He was very taken with the girl, I hear.

2. (informal) In a serious romantic relationship.

   I can't ask her out, she's taken.

Translations

Verb

taken

1. past participle of take

Anagrams

• Kenta, tekan

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?k?n
• IPA^(key): /?ta?k?(n)/

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch t?ken, from Old Dutch *takan, from Proto-Germanic *takan? (“to touch”).

Verb

taken

1. (archaic, dialectal) to take, to grasp
2. (archaic, dialectal) to touch

Inflection

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

taken

1. Plural form of taak

Anagrams

• akten, kante, tanke

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *takan, from Proto-Germanic *takan? (“to touch”).

Verb

t?ken

1. to take, to grab
2. to get, to achieve

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: taken
• Limburgish: take

Further reading

• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “taken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN

Middle English

Etymology 1

From late Old English tacan, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic *t?kan? (“to touch, grasp”).

Alternative forms

• tak, take, takon, takke, tac, tacke, thake, to
• ta, tan, tane (Northern)
• tacen, tæcen (early)

Verb

taken (third-person singular simple present taketh, present participle takinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative tok, past participle taken)

2. to take

Conjugation

Derived terms

• tak

Descendants

• English: take
• Northumbrian: tak, tyek
• Scots: tak, ta

References

• “t?ken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• take, takene, takun, takuth, teken
• tas, tase (Northern); ta, tan (northwest Midlands)

Verb

taken

1. present indicative/subjunctive plural of taken (“to take”)

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• take, tak, takene, takenne, takine, takein, takon, takun, thaken, toke, token, tok, tane, tan, taked
• tain, taine, tone, ton, toine, tene (Northern); tain, taine (northeast Midlands)

Verb

taken

1. past participle of taken (“to take”)

Etymology 4

Noun

taken (plural takenes)

1. (Northern, early) Alternative form of token

Etymology 5

Verb

taken (third-person singular simple present taketh, present participle takynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle taked)

1. (Northern) Alternative form of toknen

Swedish

Noun

taken

1. definite plural of tak

Anagrams

• akten, naket, nekat, tanke