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sinken.

to sink; to submerge; to set; to fall from the sky

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈzɪŋkən/[ˈzɪŋkŋ̍]
  1. to sink; to submerge; to set; to fall from the sky

    class-3 · intransitive · strong
    Die Sonne ist gesunken.
  2. to fall; to drop; to decline

    class-3 · figuratively · intransitive · strong · usually
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German sinken, from Old High German sinkan, from Proto-West Germanic *sinkwan, from Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną. Compare Low German sinken, Dutch zinken, English sink, Danish synke, Swedish sjunka.

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