zinken

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɪŋkə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: zin‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɪŋkən

From Middle Dutch sinken, from Old Dutch *sincan, from Proto-West Germanic *sinkwan, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷ- (“to fall, sink”).

zinken

1. (intransitive) to sink

   De boot is gezonken.

   The boat has sunk.

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• afzinken
• bezinken
• doorzinken
• inzinken
• ineenzinken
• neerzinken
• onderzinken
• ontzinken
• opzinken
• terugzinken
• verzinken
• wegzinken

• Afrikaans: sink
• Javindo: sing
• Negerhollands: senk, sink

From zink +‎ -en.

zinken (not comparable)

1. made of zinc

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• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɪŋkn̩/, [ˈt͡sɪŋkŋ̩]

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• Hyphenation: zin‧ken

Zink +‎ -en

zinken (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular zinkener, not comparable)

1. (relational) zinc

   ein zinkener Eimer, eine zinkene Wanne ― a zinc bucket/a bucket made of zinc, a zinc bathtub/a bathtub made of zinc

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• “zinken” in Duden online

• Sense 1 was borrowed in the beginning of the 20th century from Rotwelsch, a cant or thieves' argot, in which its verb zinkenen is documented since the 19th century.[1]
• Sense 2 is probably derived from the Rotwelsch locution Zinken stecken “to drop a hint, to tip-off, to give a signal”.[1]

zinken (weak, third-person singular present zinkt, past tense zinkte, past participle gezinkt, auxiliary haben)

1. (card games) mark

   Falschspieler sind bekannt dafür, ihre Karten zu zinken.

   Card sharps are well-known to mark their cards.

   Er zinkte Buben und Asse.

   He marked jacks and aces.

2. (slang) mark (something, someone) by giving a sign/signal/hint/tip-off and thus give away (sb. or sth. to sb.)

   Die Sache kam ans Licht, weil einer von ihnen gezinkt hatte.

   The affair came to light because one of them had given [them or information, etc.] away.

   • 1929, Alfred Döblin, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Achtes Buch, Olten, Freiburg im Breisgau: Walter Verlag, published 1961, →ISBN, page 409; republished as Eugène Jolas, transl., Berlin Alexanderplatz. The Story of Franz Biberkopf, 2004:

     Dem Stellmacher schickt er einen Kassiber zu, Reinhold ist schuld, hat gezinkt, ich sage, er ist bei gewesen.

     He sends a secret note to the weelwright to say it’s Reinhold’s fault, he gave 'em away, I'll say he was in on it.

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• Zinken

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

zinken

1. definite singular of zink