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senken
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German
Etymology
From Old High German senken, from Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną. Causative of sinken.
Pronunciation
Verb
senken (weak, third-person singular present senkt, past tense senkte, past participle gesenkt, auxiliary haben)
- to lower
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Romanization
senken
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *senken, from Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną.
Verb
senken
- to cause to sink
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Descendants
- Dutch: zenken
Further reading
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “senken (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
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