funkeln
German
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editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German vunkeln, iterative of vunken (“to spark”), derived from the noun vunke, whence modern Funke(n) (“a spark”). By surface analysis, funken + -eln. Cognate with Dutch fonkelen, Middle Low German vunkeln (“to sparkle”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editfunkeln (weak, third-person singular present funkelt, past tense funkelte, past participle gefunkelt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to sparkle, twinkle, glitter
- 1924, Friedrich Bernhard Störzner, Das weiße Männchen auf dem Kirchberge, in: Reinhardtswalder Sagenbüchlein, Buchhandlung Otto Schmidt, page 11:
- Droben am Himmel funkelten die Sterne in seltener Pracht.
- Up in the sky the stars sparkled in unusual magnificence.
- 1924, Friedrich Bernhard Störzner, Das weiße Männchen auf dem Kirchberge, in: Reinhardtswalder Sagenbüchlein, Buchhandlung Otto Schmidt, page 11:
Conjugation
editinfinitive | funkeln | ||||
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present participle | funkelnd | ||||
past participle | gefunkelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich funkle ich funkele ich funkel |
wir funkeln | i | ich funkele ich funkle |
wir funkeln |
du funkelst | ihr funkelt | du funkelest du funklest |
ihr funkelet ihr funklet | ||
er funkelt | sie funkeln | er funkele er funkle |
sie funkeln | ||
preterite | ich funkelte | wir funkelten | ii | ich funkelte1 | wir funkelten1 |
du funkeltest | ihr funkeltet | du funkeltest1 | ihr funkeltet1 | ||
er funkelte | sie funkelten | er funkelte1 | sie funkelten1 | ||
imperative | funkle (du) funkel (du) funkele (du) |
funkelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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editGerman Low German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German vunkeln, equivalent to Funk + -eln. Cognate with German funkeln.
Verb
editfunkeln
- to sparkle
Synonyms
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