stinken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stinken, from Old Dutch stincan, from Proto-Germanic *stinkwaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɪŋkə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: stin‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɪŋkən

Verb

stinken

1. to stink

Inflection

Conjugation of stinken (strong class 3)
infinitive	stinken
past singular	stonk
past participle	gestonken
infinitive	stinken
gerund	stinken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	stink	stonk
2nd person sing. (jij)	stinkt	stonk
2nd person sing. (u)	stinkt	stonk
2nd person sing. (gij)	stinkt	stonkt
3rd person singular	stinkt	stonk
plural	stinken	stonken
subjunctive sing.1	stinke	stonke
subjunctive plur.1	stinken	stonken
imperative sing.	stink
imperative plur.1	stinkt
participles	stinkend	gestonken
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• instinken
• stinkbom
• stinkboom
• stinkboon
• stinkdas
• stinkdier
• stinkmarter
• stinksok
• stinkvogel
• stinkvrucht
• stinkwind

 

Related terms

• stank

Descendants

• Afrikaans: stink

Anagrams

• snikten

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German stinken, from Old High German stinkan, stincan, from Proto-Germanic *stinkwaną. Compare Dutch stinken, English stink.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtɪŋkən/

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

1. (intransitive) to stink

Derived terms

• anstinken
• ausstinken
• stinkfaul
• Stinkkatze
• stinklangweilig
• stinknormal
• stinkreich
• Stinktier

 

Further reading

• “stinken” in Duden online

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Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon stinkan, from Proto-Germanic *stinkwaną. Compare German stinken, Dutch stinken, English stink.

Verb

stinken (third-person singular simple present stinkt, past tense stunk, past participle stunken, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. (intransitive) to stink

Conjugation

Conjugation of stinken (class 3 strong verb)

infinitive	stinken
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	stink	stunk
2nd person singular	stinks(t)	stunks(t)
3rd person singular	stink(t)	stunk
plural	stinkt, stinken	stunken
imperative	present	—
singular	stink
plural	stinkt
participle	present	past
	stinken	(e)stunken, gestunken
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Derived terms

• stinkfuul

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch stincan, from Proto-Germanic *stinkwaną.

Verb

stinken

1. to stink, to smell bad
2. to be abhorrent

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	stinken
3rd sg. past	stanc
3rd pl. past	stonken
Past participle	stonk
Infinitive	stinken
In genitive	stinkens
In dative	stinkene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	stinke	stanc
2nd singular	stincs, stinkes	stoncs, stonkes
3rd singular	stinct, stinket	stanc
1st plural	stinken	stonken
2nd plural	stinct, stinket	stonct, stonket
3rd plural	stinken	stonken
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	stinke	stonke
2nd singular	stincs, stinkes	stonkes
3rd singular	stinke	stonke
1st plural	stinken	stonken
2nd plural	stinct, stinket	stonket
3rd plural	stinken	stonken
Imperative	Present
Singular	stinc, stinke
Plural	stinct, stinket
	Present	Past
Participle	stinkende	stonk

Descendants

• Dutch: stinken
  • Afrikaans: stink
• Limburgish: stinke

Further reading

• “stinken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “stinken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Middle English

Verb

stinken

1. Alternative form of stynken.