sénken

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German sinken, from Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną. For the vocalism see drénken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzeŋkən]

Verb

sénken (third-person singular present sénkt, past participle gesonk, auxiliary verb sinn)

  1. to sink (be submerged)
    Synonym: ënnergoen
  2. to drop, go down, decrease (reach a lower level or value)
    Synonym: erofgoen

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive sénken
participle gesonk
auxiliary sinn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular sénken
2nd singular sénks sénk
3rd singular sénkt
1st plural sénken
2nd plural sénkt sénkt
3rd plural sénken

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.