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verdrinken

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch verdrinken. Equivalent to ver- +‎ drinken (drink).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɛrˈdriŋ.kə(n)/, /vərˈdriŋ.kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧drin‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋkən

Verb

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verdrinken

  1. (ergative) to drown (to (cause to) die of suffocation while submerged)
    Synonym: verzuipen
  2. (ergative) to drown (to submerge completely in liquid)
  3. (intransitive, figuratively) to drown, drown out (to seemingly disappear in a mass)
  4. (transitive) to spend on drinking alcoholic drinks
    Synonym: verzuipen
  5. (transitive, figuratively) to drown (one's sorrow by consuming alcohol)
    Synonym: verzuipen

Conjugation

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Conjugation of verdrinken (strong class 3a, prefixed)
infinitive verdrinken
past singular verdronk
past participle verdronken
infinitive verdrinken
gerund verdrinken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verdrink verdronk
2nd person sing. (jij) verdrinkt, verdrink2 verdronk
2nd person sing. (u) verdrinkt verdronk
2nd person sing. (gij) verdrinkt verdronkt
3rd person singular verdrinkt verdronk
plural verdrinken verdronken
subjunctive sing.1 verdrinke verdronke
subjunctive plur.1 verdrinken verdronken
imperative sing. verdrink
imperative plur.1 verdrinkt
participles verdrinkend verdronken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: verdrink

See also

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