blinken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch blinken, from Old Dutch *blinkan, from Proto-Germanic *blinkaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɪŋkə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋkən

Verb

blinken

  1. (intransitive) to shine, to glitter (reflect light)
    Synonyms: glinsteren, schitteren

Inflection

Inflection of blinken (strong class 3)
infinitive blinken
past singular blonk
past participle geblonken
infinitive blinken
gerund blinken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular blinkblonk
2nd person sing. (jij) blinktblonk
2nd person sing. (u) blinktblonk
2nd person sing. (gij) blinktblonkt
3rd person singular blinktblonk
plural blinkenblonken
subjunctive sing.1 blinkeblonke
subjunctive plur.1 blinkenblonken
imperative sing. blink
imperative plur.1 blinkt
participles blinkendgeblonken
1) Archaic.

Derived terms


German

Etymology

From Middle Low German blinken. Cognate with Dutch blinken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɪŋkən/, [ˈblɪŋkən], [ˈblɪŋkŋ̩]
  • (file)

Verb

blinken (third-person singular simple present blinkt, past tense blinkte, past participle geblinkt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to blink (flash on and off)
  2. to indicate (signal that one intends to turn left or right)

Conjugation

Derived terms


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *blinkan, from Proto-Germanic *blinkaną.

Verb

blinken

  1. to shine, to glitter (reflect light)

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive blinken
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive blinken
In genitive blinkens
In dative blinkene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular blinke
2nd singular blincs, blinkes
3rd singular blinct, blinket
1st plural blinken
2nd plural blinct, blinket
3rd plural blinken
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular blinke
2nd singular blincs, blinkes
3rd singular blinke
1st plural blinken
2nd plural blinct, blinket
3rd plural blinken
Imperative Present
Singular blinc, blinke
Plural blinct, blinket
Present Past
Participle blinkende

Derived terms

  • blinkenisse

Descendants

Further reading

  • blinken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

blinken m

  1. definite singular of blink

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

blinken m

  1. definite singular of blink
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