sinka

See also: siŋka and síňka

Slovak

Etymology

From siný +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsinka]

Noun

sinka f

  1. bruise
    Synonym: modrina

Further reading

  • “sinka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Swedish

Verb

sinka (present sinkar, preterite sinkade, supine sinkat, imperative sinka)

  1. to slow down or delay (someone or something)
    Han sinkar oss
    He's slowing us down
    Jag sinkar vakterna medan ni smyger in bakvägen
    I'll hold up the guards while you sneak in the back

Conjugation

Conjugation of sinka (weak)
active passive
infinitive sinka sinkas
supine sinkat sinkats
imperative sinka —
imper. plural1 sinken —
present past present past
indicative sinkar sinkade sinkas sinkades
ind. plural1 sinka sinkade sinkas sinkades
subjunctive2 sinke sinkade sinkes sinkades
present participle sinkande
past participle sinkad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Noun

sinka c

  1. cornett (wind instrument)

Declension

Declension of sinka
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sinka sinkas
definite sinkan sinkans
plural indefinite sinkor sinkors
definite sinkorna sinkornas

Alternative forms

References

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