/sønkə/, [ˈsøŋɡ̊ə]
OriginFrom Old Danish siunkæ, from Old East Norse *sinkwa, from Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną, cognate with Swedish sjunka, English sink, German sinken, Dutch zinken, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌵𐌰𐌽 (sigqan).
- intransitiveto sink, go down
- intransitiveto decline, fall
- transitiveto swallow
Formssank(past) · sunket(participle, past) · sunken(common-gender, participle, past) · sunkne(definite, singular) · sunkne(plural) · synker(active, present) · synkes(passive, present) · sank(active, past) · -(passive, past) · synke(active, infinitive) · synkes(infinitive, passive) · synk(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · synkende(participle, present) · auxiliary verb have or være(participle, past) · synken(gerund, participle)