drenken

See also: drénken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch drenken, from Old Dutch drenken, from Proto-Germanic *drankijaną, causative of *drinkaną (modern drinken).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɛŋkə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛŋkən

Verb

drenken

1. (transitive) to drench, to soak

Inflection

Conjugation of drenken (weak)
infinitive	drenken
past singular	drenkte
past participle	gedrenkt
infinitive	drenken
gerund	drenken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	drenk	drenkte
2nd person sing. (jij)	drenkt, drenk2	drenkte
2nd person sing. (u)	drenkt	drenkte
2nd person sing. (gij)	drenkt	drenkte
3rd person singular	drenkt	drenkte
plural	drenken	drenkten
subjunctive sing.1	drenke	drenkte
subjunctive plur.1	drenken	drenkten
imperative sing.	drenk
imperative plur.1	drenkt
participles	drenkend	gedrenkt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• drenkeling

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *drankijaną.

Verb

drenken

1. to give drink to
2. to drench, to drown

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: drenken

Further reading

• “drenken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012