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

  • IPA(key): /sɛnkə/, [ˈsɛŋɡ̊ə]

Verb edit

sænke (imperative sænk, infinitive at sænke, present tense sænker, past tense sænkede, perfect tense har sænket)

  1. (transitive) to lower, to reduce
  2. (transitive) to sink (a ship)
  3. (reflexive) to fall, descend

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