sinke
Danish
Noun
sinke c (singular definite sinken, plural indefinite sinker)
- Person, especially (school) children, who is lacking in intelligence compared to their peers.
- fool, idiot
Declension
Declension of sinke
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sinke | sinken | sinker | sinkerne |
| genitive | sinkes | sinkens | sinkers | sinkernes |
Synonyms
- idiot
- psykopat
Related terms
- taber
Further reading
- “sinke” in Den Danske Ordbog
Estonian
Noun
sinke
- partitive plural of sink
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
sinke
- inflection of sinken:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German sinken, from Old High German sinkan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiŋkə/
Verb
sinke
- to sink
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian sinka, from Proto-West Germanic *sinkwan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋkə/
Verb
sinke
- to sink
Inflection
| Strong class 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sinke | |||
| 3rd singular past | sonk | |||
| past participle | sonken | |||
| infinitive | sinke | |||
| long infinitive | sinken | |||
| gerund | sinken n | |||
| auxiliary | hawwe | |||
| indicative | present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st singular | sink | sonk | ||
| 2nd singular | sinkst | sonkst | ||
| 3rd singular | sinkt | sonk | ||
| plural | sinke | sonken | ||
| imperative | sink | |||
| participles | sinkend | sonken | ||
Further reading
- “sinke”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011