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)

  1. (transitive) to lower, to reduce
  2. (transitive) to sink (a ship)
  3. (reflexive) to fall, descend

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • sænkning
  • sænkelse
  • nedsænke / sænke ned

References

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