senke

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German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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senke

  1. inflection of senken:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Kari'na

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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senke

  1. being near

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 366
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “senge”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 431; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 421

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Danish sænke, from Old Danish sænckæ, from Old Norse *sænkja (east) / søkkva (west), from Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną, cognate with German senken. Causative of Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną (to sink) (cf. Danish synke (to sink)).

Verb

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senke (imperative senk, present tense senker, passive senkes, simple past and past participle senka or senket, present participle senkende)

  1. to lower
  2. to reduce
  3. to sink (a ship; compare with synke)

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Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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senke

  1. genitive singular of senka
  2. nominative plural of senka
  3. accusative plural of senka
  4. vocative plural of senka

Swahili

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Etymology

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From Senke, a motorcycle brand.

Noun

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senke (needs class)

  1. (Sheng) boda-boda (motorcycle used as a taxi)
    Synonym: bodaboda