blinken
See also: Blinken
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch blinken, from Old Dutch *blinkan, from Proto-Germanic *blinkaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblɪŋkə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: blin‧ken
- Rhymes: -ɪŋkən
Verb
blinken
- (intransitive) to shine, to glitter (reflect light)
- Synonyms: glinsteren, schitteren
Conjugation
| Conjugation of blinken (strong class 3a) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- aanblinken
- afblinken
- doorblinken
- herblinken
- inblinken
- omblinken
- ontblinken
- opblinken
- overblinken
- tegenblinken
- toeblinken
- uitblinken
- verblinken
- wederblinken
- weerblinken
Related terms
Descendants
German
Etymology
From Low German and Middle Low German blinken, ultimately from the root of blecken (“to bare”). Cognate with Dutch blinken.
Pronunciation
Verb
blinken (weak, third-person singular present blinkt, past tense blinkte, past participle geblinkt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
Conjugation of blinken (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | blinken | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Composed forms of blinken (weak, auxiliary haben)
Derived terms
- anblinken
- aufblinken
- Blinker
- Geblinke
Further reading
- “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
Etymology
From Old Dutch *blinkan, from Proto-West Germanic *blinkan, from Proto-Germanic *blinkaną.
Verb
blinken
Inflection
| infinitive | base form | blinken | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive | blinkens | ||||||
| dative | blinkene | ||||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||||
| present | past | present | past | ||||
| 1st person singular | blinke | — | blinke | — | |||
| 2nd person singular | blincs, blinkes | — | blincs, blinkes | — | |||
| 3rd person singular | blinct, blinket | — | blinke | — | |||
| 1st person plural | blinken | — | blinken | — | |||
| 2nd person plural | blinct, blinket | — | blinct, blinket | — | |||
| 3rd person plural | blinken | — | blinken | — | |||
| imperative | |||||||
| singular | blinc, blinke | ||||||
| plural | blinct, blinket | ||||||
| present | past | ||||||
| participle | blinkende | — | |||||
Derived terms
- blinkenisse
Descendants
Further reading
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “blinken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
blinken m
- definite singular of blink
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
blinken m
- definite singular of blink
Swedish
Noun
blinken
- definite singular of blink