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	slink	slonk
2nd person sing. (jij)	slinkt, slink2	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. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• verslinken

Descendants

• Afrikaans: slink

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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

• Dutch: slinken
• Limburgish: slinke

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “slinken (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I