trinkn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• dringa (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Old High German trinkan (attested since the 8th century), from Proto-West Germanic *drinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (“to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp”), nasalised variant of *dʰreǵ- (“to draw, glide”). Cognates include Yiddish טרינקען (trinken), German trinken, Dutch drink, English drink; Old Norse drekka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥riŋɡ̥ːŋ/ (East Central)
• IPA^(key): /ˈtʀiŋɡ̥ːŋ/, /ˈtʀiŋkʰŋ/ (Southern)

Verb

trinkn (past participle trunkn) (East Central Bavarian, Southern Bavarian)

1. to drink

Conjugation

Conjugation of trinkn

infinitive	trinkn
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	trink	-	tringad
2nd person sing.	trinkst	-	tringast
3rd person sing.	trinkt	-	tringad
1st person plur.	trinkn	-	tringadn
2nd person plur.	trinkts	-	tringats
3rd person plur.	trinkn	-	tringadn
imperative sing.	trink
imperative plur.	trinkts
past participle	trunkn

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.