sænke
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Danish sænckæ, from Old Norse *sænkja (east) / søkkva (west), from Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną, cognate with German senken. Causative of Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną (“to sink”) (cf. Danish synke (“to sink”)).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsænke (imperative sænk, infinitive at sænke, present tense sænker, past tense sænkede, perfect tense har sænket)
- (transitive) to lower, to reduce
- (transitive) to sink (a ship)
- (reflexive) to fall, descend
Conjugation
editInflection of sænke
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “sænke” in Den Danske Ordbog
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