dringa

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• trinkn (East Central Bavarian, Southern Bavarian)

Etymology

From Old High German trinkan (attested since the 8th century), from Proto-West Germanic *drinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (“to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp”), nasalised variant of *dʰreǵ- (“to draw, glide”). Cognates include Yiddish טרינקען (trinken), German trinken, Dutch drink, English drink; Old Norse drekka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥riŋɐ/

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Verb

dringa (past participle drunga) (West Central Bavarian)

1. to drink

Conjugation

Conjugation of dringa

infinitive	dringa
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	drink	-	dringad
2nd person sing.	dringst	-	dringast
3rd person sing.	dringt	-	dringad
1st person plur.	dringan	-	dringadn
2nd person plur.	dringts	-	dringats
3rd person plur.	dringan	-	dringadn
imperative sing.	drink
imperative plur.	drinkts
past participle	drunga