blinken
See also: Blinken
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch blinken, from Old Dutch *blinkan, from Proto-Germanic *blinkaną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]blinken
- (intransitive) to shine, to glitter (reflect light)
- Synonyms: glinsteren, schitteren
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of blinken (strong class 3a) | ||||
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infinitive | blinken | |||
past singular | blonk | |||
past participle | geblonken | |||
infinitive | blinken | |||
gerund | blinken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | blink | blonk | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | blinkt, blink2 | blonk | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | blinkt | blonk | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | blinkt | blonkt | ||
3rd person singular | blinkt | blonk | ||
plural | blinken | blonken | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | blinke | blonke | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | blinken | blonken | ||
imperative sing. | blink | |||
imperative plur.1 | blinkt | |||
participles | blinkend | geblonken | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Low German and Middle Low German blinken, ultimately from the root of blecken (“to bare”). Cognate with Dutch blinken.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]blinken (weak, third-person singular present blinkt, past tense blinkte, past participle geblinkt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | blinken | ||||
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present participle | blinkend | ||||
past participle | geblinkt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich blinke | wir blinken | i | ich blinke | wir blinken |
du blinkst | ihr blinkt | du blinkest | ihr blinket | ||
er blinkt | sie blinken | er blinke | sie blinken | ||
preterite | ich blinkte | wir blinkten | ii | ich blinkte1 | wir blinkten1 |
du blinktest | ihr blinktet | du blinktest1 | ihr blinktet1 | ||
er blinkte | sie blinkten | er blinkte1 | sie blinkten1 | ||
imperative | blink (du) blinke (du) |
blinkt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “blinken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “blinken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “blinken” in Duden online
- “blinken” in OpenThesaurus.de
- “blinken” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Middle Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Dutch *blinkan, from Proto-West Germanic *blinkan, from Proto-Germanic *blinkaną.
Verb
[edit]blinken
Inflection
[edit]Weak | ||
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Infinitive | blinken | |
3rd sg. past | — | |
3rd pl. past | — | |
Past participle | — | |
Infinitive | blinken | |
In genitive | blinkens | |
In dative | blinkene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | blinke | — |
2nd singular | blincs, blinkes | — |
3rd singular | blinct, blinket | — |
1st plural | blinken | — |
2nd plural | blinct, blinket | — |
3rd plural | blinken | — |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | blinke | — |
2nd singular | blincs, blinkes | — |
3rd singular | blinke | — |
1st plural | blinken | — |
2nd plural | blinct, blinket | — |
3rd plural | blinken | — |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | blinc, blinke | |
Plural | blinct, blinket | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | blinkende | — |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “blinken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Noun
[edit]blinken m
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Noun
[edit]blinken m
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]blinken
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