drinken
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Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪŋkən
Verb
drinken
- (nonstandard, archaic) past participle of drink
- Has he eaten or drinken anything today?
Usage notes
The usual past participle of the verb to drink is drunk, which is found in the overwhelming majority of cases. The form "drinken" is an overregularization based on forms such as eat/eaten and beat/beaten. It is more common in spoken language than in written form.
Anagrams
Pronunciation
Noun
drinken c
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch drinken, from Old Dutch drincan, from Proto-West Germanic *drinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną.
Verb
drinken
- (transitive, intransitive) to drink, consume a liquid
- (intransitive) to be an alcoholic
Conjugation
| Conjugation of drinken (strong class 3a) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | drinken | |||
| past singular | dronk | |||
| past participle | gedronken | |||
| infinitive | drinken | |||
| gerund | drinken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | drink | dronk | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | drinkt, drink2 | dronk | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | drinkt | dronk | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | drinkt | dronkt | ||
| 3rd person singular | drinkt | dronk | ||
| plural | drinken | dronken | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | drinke | dronke | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | drinken | dronken | ||
| imperative sing. | drink | |||
| imperative plur.1 | drinkt | |||
| participles | drinkend | gedronken | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- aandrinken
- afdrinken
- bedrinken
- comadrinken
- dooddrinken
- doordrinken
- drinkbaar
- drinkebroer
- drinker
- drinkfontein
- drinkgelag
- drinkgeld
- drinkrietje
- drinkwater
- indrinken
- koffiedrinken
- leegdrinken
- nadrinken
- omdrinken
- opdrinken
- uitdrinken
- verdrinken
- wegdrinken
Related terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Gerund of the verb drinken.
Noun
drinken n (uncountable)
Etymology
From Middle Low German drinken.
Verb
drinken (third-person singular simple present drinkt, past tense drunk, past participle drunken, auxiliary verb hebben)
drinken (third-person singular simple present drinkt, past tense drünk, past participle drunken, auxiliary verb hewwen)
- to drink
Conjugation
| infinitive | drinken | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | drink | drunk |
| 2nd person singular | drinks(t) | drunks(t) |
| 3rd person singular | drink(t) | drunk |
| plural | drinkt, drinken | drunken |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | drink | |
| plural | drinkt | |
| participle | present | past |
| drinken | (e)drunken, gedrunken | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Conjugation of drinken (strong class 3)
Related terms
Etymology
From Old Dutch drincan, from Proto-West Germanic *drinkan.
Verb
drinken
- to drink
Inflection
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | drinken | |
| 3rd sg. past | dranc | |
| 3rd pl. past | dronken | |
| Past participle | gedronken | |
| Infinitive | drinken | |
| In genitive | drinkens | |
| In dative | drinkene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | drinke | dranc |
| 2nd singular | drincs, drinkes | droncs, dronkes |
| 3rd singular | drinct, drinket | dranc |
| 1st plural | drinken | dronken |
| 2nd plural | drinct, drinket | dronct, dronket |
| 3rd plural | drinken | dronken |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | drinke | dronke |
| 2nd singular | drincs, drinkes | dronkes |
| 3rd singular | drinke | dronke |
| 1st plural | drinken | dronken |
| 2nd plural | drinct, drinket | dronket |
| 3rd plural | drinken | dronken |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | drinc, drinke | |
| Plural | drinct, drinket | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | drinkende | gedronken |
Descendants
Further reading
- “drinken (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “drinken (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English drincan, from Proto-West Germanic *drinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną.
Verb
drinken
- to drink
Conjugation
| infinitive | (to) drinken, drinke | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | drinke | drank | |
| 2nd-person singular | drinkest | drunke, drank | |
| 3rd-person singular | drinketh | drank | |
| subjunctive singular | drinke | drunke1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | drinken, drinke | drunken, drunke | |
| imperative plural | drinketh, drinke | — | |
| participles | drinkynge, drinkende | drunken, drunke, ydrunken, ydrunke | |
Conjugation of drinken (strong class 3)
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
- “drinken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
See also
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
drinken
- to drink
Conjugation
| Plain Infinitive | drinken | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Infinitive (Gerund) | tô drinkene or tô drinkende | |||
| Verbal Noun | drinken or drinkent | |||
| Participles | Imperatives | |||
| Present | drinkende | 2nd Person Singular | drink | |
| Past | gedrunken | 2nd Person Plural | drinket | |
| Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Preterite | Present | Preterite | |
| 1st Person Singular | drinke | drank | drinke | drünke |
| 2nd Person Singular | drinkest or drinkst | drunkest or drünkest | drinkest | drünkest |
| 3rd Person Singular | drinket or drinkt | drank | drinket | drünke |
| Plural | drinken (drinket?) | drunken or drünken | drinken | drünken |
Conjugation of drinken as a class 3a strong verb
Descendants
- Low German: drinken
Noun
drinken
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