zinken
See also: Zinken
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch sinken, from Old Dutch *sincan, from Proto-West Germanic *sinkwan, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷ- (“to fall, sink”).
Verb edit
zinken
- (intransitive) to sink
- De boot is gezonken.
- The boat has sunk.
Inflection edit
| Inflection of zinken (strong class 3a) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | zinken | |||
| past singular | zonk | |||
| past participle | gezonken | |||
| infinitive | zinken | |||
| gerund | zinken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | zink | zonk | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | zinkt | zonk | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | zinkt | zonk | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | zinkt | zonkt | ||
| 3rd person singular | zinkt | zonk | ||
| plural | zinken | zonken | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | zinke | zonke | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | zinken | zonken | ||
| imperative sing. | zink | |||
| imperative plur.1 | zinkt | |||
| participles | zinkend | gezonken | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
- afzinken
- bezinken
- doorzinken
- inzinken
- ineenzinken
- neerzinken
- onderzinken
- ontzinken
- opzinken
- terugzinken
- verzinken
- wegzinken
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
zinken (not comparable)
- made of zinc
Inflection edit
| Inflection of zinken | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | zinken | |||
| inflected | zinken | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | ||||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | zinken | ||
| n. sing. | zinken | |||
| plural | zinken | |||
| definite | zinken | |||
| partitive | ||||
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
zinken (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular zinkener, not comparable)
- (relational) zinc
- ein zinkener Eimer, eine zinkene Wanne ― a zinc bucket/a bucket made of zinc, a zinc bathtub/a bathtub made of zinc
Declension edit
Positive forms of zinken (uncomparable, no predicate)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | — | — | — | — | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | zinkener | zinkene | zinkenes | zinkene |
| genitive | zinkenen | zinkener | zinkenen | zinkener | |
| dative | zinkenem | zinkener | zinkenem | zinkenen | |
| accusative | zinkenen | zinkene | zinkenes | zinkene | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der zinkene | die zinkene | das zinkene | die zinkenen |
| genitive | des zinkenen | der zinkenen | des zinkenen | der zinkenen | |
| dative | dem zinkenen | der zinkenen | dem zinkenen | den zinkenen | |
| accusative | den zinkenen | die zinkene | das zinkene | die zinkenen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein zinkener | eine zinkene | ein zinkenes | (keine) zinkenen |
| genitive | eines zinkenen | einer zinkenen | eines zinkenen | (keiner) zinkenen | |
| dative | einem zinkenen | einer zinkenen | einem zinkenen | (keinen) zinkenen | |
| accusative | einen zinkenen | eine zinkene | ein zinkenes | (keine) zinkenen | |
Further reading edit
- “zinken” in Duden online
Etymology 2 edit
- Sense 1 was borrowed in the beginning of the 20th century from Rotwelsch, a cant or thieves' argot, in which its verb zinkenen is documented since the 19th century.[1]
- Sense 2 is probably derived from the Rotwelsch locution Zinken stecken “to drop a hint, to tip-off, to give a signal”.[1]
Verb edit
zinken (weak, third-person singular present zinkt, past tense zinkte, past participle gezinkt, auxiliary haben)
- (card games) mark
- Falschspieler sind bekannt dafür, ihre Karten zu zinken.
- Card sharps are well-known to mark their cards.
- Er zinkte Buben und Asse.
- He marked jacks and aces.
- (slang) mark (something, someone) by giving a sign/signal/hint/tip-off and thus give away (sb. or sth. to sb.)
- Die Sache kam ans Licht, weil einer von ihnen gezinkt hatte.
- The affair came to light because one of them had given [them or information, etc.] away.
- 1929, Alfred Döblin, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Achtes Buch, Olten, Freiburg im Breisgau: Walter Verlag, published 1961, →ISBN, page 409; republished as Eugène Jolas, transl., Berlin Alexanderplatz. The Story of Franz Biberkopf, 2004:
- Dem Stellmacher schickt er einen Kassiber zu, Reinhold ist schuld, hat gezinkt, ich sage, er ist bei gewesen.
- He sends a secret note to the weelwright to say it’s Reinhold’s fault, he gave 'em away, I'll say he was in on it.
Conjugation edit
| infinitive | zinken | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | zinkend | ||||
| past participle | gezinkt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich zinke | wir zinken | i | ich zinke | wir zinken |
| du zinkst | ihr zinkt | du zinkest | ihr zinket | ||
| er zinkt | sie zinken | er zinke | sie zinken | ||
| preterite | ich zinkte | wir zinkten | ii | ich zinkte1 | wir zinkten1 |
| du zinktest | ihr zinktet | du zinktest1 | ihr zinktet1 | ||
| er zinkte | sie zinkten | er zinkte1 | sie zinkten1 | ||
| imperative | zink (du) zinke (du) |
zinkt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms edit
References edit
Further reading edit
Swedish edit
Noun edit
zinken