Bavarian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old High German trinkan (attested since the 8th century), from Proto-West Germanic *drinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp), nasalised variant of *dʰreǵ- (to draw, glide). Cognates include Yiddish טרינקען (trinken), German trinken, Dutch drink, English drink; Old Norse drekka.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥riŋɐ/
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Verb edit

dringa (past participle drunga) (West Central Bavarian)

  1. to drink

Conjugation edit