trinkn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

  • dringa (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Old High German trinkan (attested since the 8th century), from Proto-West Germanic *drinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp), nasalised variant of *dʰreǵ- (to draw, glide). Cognates include Yiddish טרינקען (trinken), German trinken, Dutch drink, English drink; Old Norse drekka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥riŋɡ̥ːŋ/ (East Central)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʀiŋɡ̥ːŋ/, /ˈtʀiŋkʰŋ/ (Southern)

Verb

trinkn (past participle trunkn) (East Central Bavarian, Southern Bavarian)

  1. to drink

Conjugation

Conjugation of trinkn
infinitive trinkn
past participle trunkn
present past subjunctive
1st person singular trink tringad
2nd person singular trinkst tringast
3rd person singular trinkt tringad
1st person plural trinkn tringadn
2nd person plural trinkts tringats
3rd person plural trinkn tringadn
imperative
singular trink
plural trinkts

References

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.