slinken
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch slinken, from Old Dutch *slinkan, from Proto-Germanic *slinkaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈslɪŋ.kə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: slin‧ken
- Rhymes: -ɪŋkən
Verb
slinken
- (intransitive) to shrink, to lessen, to decrease
Inflection
| Inflection of slinken (strong class 3a) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | slinken | |||
| past singular | slonk | |||
| past participle | geslonken | |||
| infinitive | slinken | |||
| gerund | slinken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | slink | slonk | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | slinkt | slonk | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | slinkt | slonk | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | slinkt | slonkt | ||
| 3rd person singular | slinkt | slonk | ||
| plural | slinken | slonken | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | slinke | slonke | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | slinken | slonken | ||
| imperative sing. | slink | |||
| imperative plur.1 | slinkt | |||
| participles | slinkend | geslonken | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- verslinken
Descendants
- Afrikaans: slink
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *slinkan, from Proto-Germanic *slinkaną.
Verb
slinken
- to cave, to collapse inwards (especially of the body)
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: slinken
- Limburgish: slinke
Further reading
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “slinken (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I