sinke
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Formed from sense 2 "to delay" (see Etymology 2 below)
Noun edit
sinke c (singular definite sinken, plural indefinite sinker)
- Person, especially (school) children, who is lacking in intelligence compared to their peers.
- fool, idiot
Declension edit
Declension of sinke
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
sinke (imperative [please provide], infinitive at sinke, present tense [please provide], past tense [please provide], perfect tense [please provide])
- to delay
Further reading edit
- “sinke” in Den Danske Ordbog
Estonian edit
Noun edit
sinke
German edit
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
sinke
- inflection of sinken:
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German sinken, from Old High German sinkan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sinke
- to sink
Conjugation edit
Regular | ||
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infinitive | sinke | |
participle | gesunk | |
auxiliary | hon | |
present indicative |
imperative | |
ich | sinke | — |
du | sinkst | sink |
er/sie/es | sinkd | — |
meer | sinke | — |
deer | sinkd | sinkd |
sie | sinke | — |
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end. |
Further reading edit
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian sinka, from Proto-West Germanic *sinkwan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sinke
- to sink
Inflection edit
Strong class 3 | ||||
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infinitive | sinke | |||
3rd singular past | sonk | |||
past participle | sonken | |||
infinitive | sinke | |||
long infinitive | sinken | |||
gerund | sinken n | |||
auxiliary | hawwe | |||
indicative | present tense | past tense | ||
1st singular | sink | sonk | ||
2nd singular | sinkst | sonkst | ||
3rd singular | sinkt | sonk | ||
plural | sinke | sonken | ||
imperative | sink | |||
participles | sinkend | sonken |
Further reading edit
- “sinke”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011