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Zinken
zinken
zinken
See also: Zinken
Dutch
Verb
zinken
- (intransitive) to sink
- De boot is gezonken.
- The boat has sunk.
- De boot is gezonken.
Inflection
| Inflection of zinken (strong class 3) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | zinken | |||
| past singular | zonk | |||
| past participle | gezonken | |||
| infinitive | zinken | |||
| gerund | zinken n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | zink | zonk | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | zinkt | 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. | ||||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Adjective
zinken (not comparable)
- made of zinc
Inflection
| Inflection of zinken | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | zinken | |||
| inflected | zinken | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | — | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | zinken | ||
| n. sing. | zinken | |||
| plural | zinken | |||
| definite | zinken | |||
| partitive | — | |||
German
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɪŋkn̩] ~ [ˈt͡sɪŋkŋ̩]
- Hyphenation: zin‧ken
Adjective
zinken (not comparable)
- (attributive) zinc (made of zinc)
- ein zinkener Eimer, eine zinkene Wanne
- a zinc bucket/a bucket made of zinc, a zinc bathtube/a bathtube made of zinc
- ein zinkener Eimer, eine zinkene Wanne
Declension
Declension of zinken
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | — | — | — | — | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | zinkener | zinkene | zinkenes | zinkene |
| genitive | zinkenen | zinkener | zinkenen | zinkener | |
| dative | zinkenem | zinkener | zinkenem | zinkenen | |
| accusative | zinkenen | zinkene | zinkenes | zinkene | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der zinkene | die zinkene | das zinkene | die zinkenen |
| genitive | des zinkenen | der zinkenen | des zinkenen | der zinkenen | |
| dative | dem zinkenen | der zinkenen | dem zinkenen | den zinkenen | |
| accusative | den zinkenen | die zinkene | das zinkene | die zinkenen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein zinkener | eine zinkene | ein zinkenes | (keine) zinkenen |
| genitive | eines zinkenen | einer zinkenen | eines zinkenen | (keiner) zinkenen | |
| dative | einem zinkenen | einer zinkenen | einem zinkenen | (keinen) zinkenen | |
| accusative | einen zinkenen | eine zinkene | ein zinkenes | (keine) zinkenen | |
External links
- 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.[1] Sense 2 is probably derived from the Rotwelsch locution Zinken stecken “to drop a hint, to tip-off, to give a signal”.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɪŋkn̩] ~ [ˈt͡sɪŋkŋ̩]
- Hyphenation: zin‧ken
Verb
zinken (third-person singular simple present zinkt, past tense zinkte, past participle gezinkt, auxiliary haben)
- (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.
- Falschspieler sind bekannt dafür, ihre Karten zu zinken.
- (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 978-3-10-402293-2 (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 0-8264-7789-5, 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.
- Dem Stellmacher schickt er einen Kassiber zu, Reinhold ist schuld, hat gezinkt, ich sage, er ist bei gewesen.
- Die Sache kam ans Licht, weil einer von ihnen gezinkt hatte.
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
References
External links
- zinken in Duden online