slinken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch slinken, from Old Dutch *slinkan, from Proto-Germanic *slinkaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈslɪŋ.kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: slin‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋkən

Verb

slinken

  1. (intransitive) to shrink, to lessen, to decrease

Inflection

Conjugation 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 slinkslonk
2nd person sing. (jij) slinktslonk
2nd person sing. (u) slinktslonk
2nd person sing. (gij) slinktslonkt
3rd person singular slinktslonk
plural slinkenslonken
subjunctive sing.1 slinkeslonke
subjunctive plur.1 slinkenslonken
imperative sing. slink
imperative plur.1 slinkt
participles slinkendgeslonken
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: slink

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *slinkan, from Proto-Germanic *slinkaną.

Verb

slinken

  1. to cave, to collapse inwards (especially of the body)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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