dränka
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish drænkia, from Old Norse drekkja, drenkja, from Proto-Germanic *drankijaną, causative of *drinkaną.
Verb edit
dränka (present dränker, preterite dränkte, supine dränkt, imperative dränk)
- (transitive) cause to drown; to deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid.
- (transitive) drown; to overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate.
- (transitive) drown; to overpower; to overcome
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of dränka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | dränka | dränkas | ||
| Supine | dränkt | dränkts | ||
| Imperative | dränk | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | dränken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | dränker | dränkte | dränks, dränkes | dränktes |
| Ind. plural1 | dränka | dränkte | dränkas | dränktes |
| Subjunctive2 | dränke | dränkte | dränkes | dränktes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | dränkande | |||
| Past participle | dränkt | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
(deprive of life): drunkna
Further reading edit
- dränka in Svensk ordbok.