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German
Pronunciation
Verb
senke
- inflection of senken:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Kari'na
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Adverb
senke
- being near
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 366
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “senge”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 431; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 421
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish sænke, from Old Danish sænckæ, from Old Norse *sænkja (east) / søkkva (west), from Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną, cognate with German senken. Causative of Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną (“to sink”) (cf. Danish synke (“to sink”)).
Verb
senke (imperative senk, present tense senker, passive senkes, simple past and past participle senka or senket, present participle senkende)
- to lower
- to reduce
- to sink (a ship; compare with synke)
Derived terms
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Serbo-Croatian
Noun
senke
- genitive singular of senka
- nominative plural of senka
- accusative plural of senka
- vocative plural of senka
Swahili
Etymology
From Senke, a motorcycle brand.
Noun
senke class ? (plural )
- (Sheng) boda-boda (motorcycle used as a taxi)
- Synonym: bodaboda