sænke
Danish
Etymology
From 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
- IPA(key): /sɛnkə/, [ˈsɛŋɡ̊ə]
Verb
sænke (imperative sænk, infinitive at sænke, present tense sænker, past tense sænkede, perfect tense har sænket)
Conjugation
Derived terms
- sænkning
- sænkelse
- nedsænke / sænke ned
References
- “sænke” in Den Danske Ordbog
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