Polyglot Dictionary

nicken

/ˈnɪkn̩/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
nickt
past
nickte
perfect
hat genickt

Meaning

  1. to nod

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

einnicken

nicken means to nod, e.g. in agreement; einnicken means to nod off — to fall asleep briefly and unintentionally.

Similar in other languages

French

hocher la tête

hocher la tête is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to nod."

Practice

1 What does nicken mean?

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