sænke
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Danish sænckæ, from Old Norse *sænkja (east) / søkkva (west), from Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną, cognate with German senken. Causative of Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną (“to sink”) (cf. Danish synke (“to sink”)).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sænke (imperative sænk, infinitive at sænke, present tense sænker, past tense sænkede, perfect tense har sænket)
- (transitive) to lower, to reduce
- (transitive) to sink (a ship)
- (reflexive) to fall, descend
Conjugation edit
Inflection of sænke
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “sænke” in Den Danske Ordbog