drenken

See also: drénken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch drenken, from Old Dutch drenken, from Proto-West Germanic *drankijan, from Proto-Germanic *drankijaną, causative of *drinkaną (modern drinken).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɛŋkə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: dren‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɛŋkən

Verb

drenken

1. (transitive) to drench, to soak

Conjugation

Conjugation of drenken (weak)
infinitive	drenken
past singular	drenkte
past participle	gedrenkt
infinitive	drenken
gerund	drenken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	drenk	drenkte
2nd person sing. (jij)	drenkt, drenk2	drenkte
2nd person sing. (u)	drenkt	drenkte
2nd person sing. (gij)	drenkt	drenkte
3rd person singular	drenkt	drenkte
plural	drenken	drenkten
subjunctive sing.1	drenke	drenkte
subjunctive plur.1	drenken	drenkten
imperative sing.	drenk
imperative plur.1	drenkt
participles	drenkend	gedrenkt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• drenkeling

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *drankijaną.

Verb

drenken

1. to give drink to
2. to drench, to drown

Inflection

Conjugation of drenken (weak class 1)

infinitive	drenken
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	drenco, drencon	drenkida
2nd person singular	drenkis, drenkist	drenkidos
3rd person singular	drenkit	drenkida
1st person plural	drenken	drenkidun
2nd person plural	drenkit	drenkidut
3rd person plural	drenkent	drenkidun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	drenke	drenkidi
2nd person singular	drenkes, drenkest	drenkidis
3rd person singular	drenke	drenkidi
1st person plural	drenken	drenkidin
2nd person plural	drenket	drenkidit
3rd person plural	drenken	drenkidin
imperative	present
singular	drenki
plural	drenkit
participle	present	past
	drenkendi	drenkit, gidrenkit

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: drenken
  • Dutch: drenken

Further reading

• “drenken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012