sjunka
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish siunka, from Old East Norse *sinkwa, from Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷ- (“to fall, sink”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɧɵŋːˌka/
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Verb
sjunka (present sjunker, preterite sjönk, supine sjunkit, imperative sjunk)
- sink (descend into liquid, etc)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sjunka | sjunkas | ||
| supine | sjunkit | sjunkits | ||
| imperative | sjunk | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | sjunken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | sjunker | sjönk | sjunks, sjunkes | sjönks |
| ind. plural1 | sjunka | sjönko | sjunkas | sjönkos |
| subjunctive2 | sjunke | sjönke | sjunkes | sjönkes |
| present participle | sjunkande | |||
| past participle | sjunken | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
References
- sjunka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sjunka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sjunka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- sjunka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)