Etymology

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Borrowed from English sink, German sinken, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷ-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /siŋ.ˈkar/, /siŋ.ˈkaɾ/

Verb

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sinkar (present tense sinkas, past tense sinkis, future tense sinkos, imperative sinkez, conditional sinkus)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to sink; to settle, subside
    La navo sinkis pos la granda batalio.
    The ship sank after the big battle.

Conjugation

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See also

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