zwinkern

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German zwinken (to blink; twinkle) +‎ -ern (iterative suffix), of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly ultimately imtiative.[1]

Cognate with Middle English twinken (to blink; twinkle). More at English twink.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtsvɪŋkərn/, [ˈt͡sʋɪŋ.kɐn]
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Verb

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zwinkern (weak, third-person singular present zwinkert, past tense zwinkerte, past participle gezwinkert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to blink, wink
    Synonym: (northern Germany) kniepen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “twinkle”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

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  • zwinkern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zwinkern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • zwinkern” in Duden online
  • zwinkern” in OpenThesaurus.de