*sinkwaną
Runic: ᛊᛁᚾᚲᚹᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈsiŋʷ.kʷɑ.nɑ̃/verb · Strong class 3
Meanings
to sink
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *sengʷ- (‘to sink, to drop’). Cognate with Old Armenian անկանիմ (ankanim) and ընկենում (ənkenum).
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | sinkwō | sinkwaų | – |
| 2nd singular | sinkwizi | sinkwaiz | sinkw |
| 3rd singular | sinkwidi | sinkwai | sinkwadau |
| 1st dual | sinkwōz | sinkwaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | sinkwadiz | sinkwaidiz | sinkwadiz |
| 1st plural | sinkwamaz | sinkwaim | – |
| 2nd plural | sinkwid | sinkwaid | sinkwid |
| 3rd plural | sinkwandi | sinkwain | sinkwandau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | sinkwai | – |
| 2nd singular | sinkwazai | sinkwaizau |
| 3rd singular | sinkwadai | sinkwaidau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | sinkwandai | sinkwaindau |
| 2nd plural | sinkwandai | sinkwaindau |
| 3rd plural | sinkwandai | sinkwaindau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | sankw | sunkį̄ |
| 2nd singular | sanht | sunkīz |
| 3rd singular | sankw | sunkī |
| 1st dual | sunkū | sunkīw |
| 2nd dual | sunkudiz | sunkīdiz |
| 1st plural | sunkum | sunkīm |
| 2nd plural | sunkud | sunkīd |
| 3rd plural | sunkun | sunkīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| sinkwaną | sinkwandz | sunkanaz |
Descendants
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*sinkwan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*sincan (Old Dutch)
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sinken (Middle Dutch)
- zinken (Dutch)
- zinke (Limburgish)
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sinken (Middle Dutch)
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*sincan (Old Dutch)
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*sinkwan (Proto-West Germanic)
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sincan (Old English)
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synken (Middle English)
- sink (English)
- sink (Scots)
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synken (Middle English)
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sincan (Old English)
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*sinkwan (Proto-West Germanic)
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sinka (Old Frisian)
- sinke (Saterland Frisian)
- sinke (West Frisian)
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sinka (Old Frisian)
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*sinkwan (Proto-West Germanic)
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sinkan (Old High German)
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sinken (Middle High German)
- sinken (German)
- sénken (Luxembourgish)
- זינקען (zinken) (Yiddish)
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sinken (Middle High German)
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sinkan (Old High German)
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*sinkwan (Proto-West Germanic)
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sinkan (Old Saxon)
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sinken (Middle Low German)
- sinken (Low German)
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sinken (Middle Low German)
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sinkan (Old Saxon)
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søkkva (Old West Norse)
- søkka (Faroese)
- sökkva (Icelandic)
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søkkva (Old West Norse)
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søkka (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- søkke (Norwegian Bokmål)
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søkka (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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sænkva (Old West Norse)
- søkka (Faroese)
- sökkva (Icelandic)
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sænkva (Old West Norse)
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søkka (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- søkke (Norwegian Bokmål)
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søkka (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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*sinkva (Old East Norse)
- sjunke, sinke (Gutnish)
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*sinkva (Old East Norse)
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siunkæ (Old Danish)
- sjønka, sjonka, sækka, sjokka (Scanian)
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siunkæ (Old Danish)
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*sinkva (Old East Norse)
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siunkæ (Old Danish)
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synke (Danish)
- synke (Norwegian Bokmål)
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synke (Danish)
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siunkæ (Old Danish)
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*sinkva (Old East Norse)
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siunka (Old Swedish)
- sjunka (Swedish)
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siunka (Old Swedish)
- 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌵𐌰𐌽 (sigqan) (Gothic)