verstinken

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch verstinken. Equivalent to ver- +‎ stinken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vərˈstɪn.kə(n)/, /vɛrˈstɪn.kə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧stin‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋkən

Verb

verstinken

  1. (transitive, dated) to bother someone with stench
  2. (intransitive, dated) to start stinking
  3. (intransitive, dated) to start rot, to decay

Conjugation

Conjugation of verstinken (strong class 3a, prefixed)
infinitive verstinken
past singular verstonk
past participle verstonken
infinitive verstinken
gerund verstinken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verstink verstonk
2nd person sing. (jij) verstinkt, verstink2 verstonk
2nd person sing. (u) verstinkt verstonk
2nd person sing. (gij) verstinkt verstonkt
3rd person singular verstinkt verstonk
plural verstinken verstonken
subjunctive sing.1 verstinke verstonke
subjunctive plur.1 verstinken verstonken
imperative sing. verstink
imperative plur.1 verstinkt
participles verstinkend verstonken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German *verstinken, from Old High German firstinkan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ stinken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fərˈʃtɪŋkən/, /fɛr-/,
  • Hyphenation: ver‧stin‧ken

Verb

verstinken (class 3 strong, third-person singular present verstinkt, past tense verstank, past participle verstunken, past subjunctive verstänke, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) to stink until the stench has dissipated
    Synonym: ausstinken
  2. (transitive, regional or colloquial) to stink up
    Synonyms: vermiefen, verpesten, verstänkern
    Hol den Käse aus dem Kühlschrank, bevor er alles verstinkt!Get the cheese out of the fridge before it stinks everything up!

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