trinkn

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Bavarian

Alternative forms

  • dringa (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Old High German trinkan (attested since the 8th century), from Proto-West Germanic *drinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp), nasalised variant of *dʰreǵ- (to draw, glide). Cognates include Yiddish טרינקען (trinken), German trinken, Dutch drink, English drink; Old Norse drekka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥riŋɡ̥ːŋ/ (East Central)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʀiŋɡ̥ːŋ/, /ˈtʀiŋkʰŋ/ (Southern)

Verb

trinkn (past participle trunkn) (East Central Bavarian, Southern Bavarian)

  1. to drink

Conjugation

References

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.