zinken

See also: Zinken

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɪŋkə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: zin‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɪŋkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sinken, from Old Dutch *sincan, from Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷ- (“to fall, sink”).

Verb

zinken

1. (intransitive) to sink

   De boot is gezonken.

   The boat has sunk.

Inflection

Conjugation of zinken (strong class 3)
infinitive	zinken
past singular	zonk
past participle	gezonken
infinitive	zinken
gerund	zinken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	zink	zonk
2nd person sing. (jij)	zinkt, zink2	zonk
2nd person sing. (u)	zinkt	zonk
2nd person sing. (gij)	zinkt	zonkt
3rd person singular	zinkt	zonk
plural	zinken	zonken
subjunctive sing.1	zinke	zonke
subjunctive plur.1	zinken	zonken
imperative sing.	zink
imperative plur.1	zinkt
participles	zinkend	gezonken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• afzinken
• bezinken
• inzinken
• verzinken

Etymology 2

From zink +‎ -en.

Adjective

zinken (not comparable)

1. made of zinc

Inflection

Declension of zinken
uninflected	zinken
inflected	zinken
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite	m./f. sing.	zinken
	n. sing.	zinken
	plural	zinken
definite		zinken
partitive

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɪŋkn̩/, [ˈt͡sɪŋkŋ̩]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: zin‧ken

Etymology 1

Zink +‎ -en

Adjective

zinken (not comparable)

1. (attributive) zinc (made of zinc)

   ein zinkener Eimer, eine zinkene Wanne ― a zinc bucket/a bucket made of zinc, a zinc bathtub/a bathtub made of zinc

Further reading

• “zinken” in Duden online

Etymology 2

• Sense 1 was borrowed in the beginning of the 20th century from Rotwelsch, a cant or thieves' argot, in which its verb zinkenen is documented since the 19th century.
• Sense 2 is probably derived from the Rotwelsch locution Zinken stecken “to drop a hint, to tip-off, to give a signal”.

Verb

1. (card games) mark

   Falschspieler sind bekannt dafür, ihre Karten zu zinken.

   Card sharps are well-known to mark their cards.

   Er zinkte Buben und Asse.

   He marked jacks and aces.

2. (slang) mark (something, someone) by giving a sign/signal/hint/tip-off and thus give away (sb. or sth. to sb.)

   Die Sache kam ans Licht, weil einer von ihnen gezinkt hatte.

   The affair came to light because one of them had given [them or information, etc.] away.

   • 2013 [first publication 1929], Alfred Döblin, Berlin Alexanderplatz: Die Geschichte vom Franz Biberkopf, 1st edition, Fischer Klassik PLUS, Frankfurt am Main, →ISBN (E-Book, GoogleBooks; retrieved June 19, 2015):
     translation:
     2004, Alfred Döblin (translated from German by Eugène Jolas), Berlin Alexanderplatz. The Story of Franz Biberkopf, continuum, London/New York, →ISBN, p. 306 (GoogleBooks; retrieved June 19, 2015)

     Dem Stellmacher schickt er einen Kassiber zu, Reinhold ist schuld, hat gezinkt, ich sage, er ist bei gewesen.

     He sends a secret note to the weelwright to say it’s Reinhold’s fault, he gave 'em away, I'll say he was in on it.

Derived terms

• Zinken

Further reading

• “zinken” in Duden online

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Swedish

Noun

zinken

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of zink