verdrinken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch verdrinken. Equivalent to ver- +‎ drinken (“drink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛrˈdriŋ.kə(n)/, /vərˈdriŋ.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ver‧drin‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɪŋkən

Verb

verdrinken

1. (ergative) to drown (to (cause to) die of suffocation while submerged)

   Synonym: verzuipen

2. (ergative) to drown (to submerge completely in liquid)
3. (intransitive, figuratively) to drown, drown out (to seemingly disappear in a mass)
4. (transitive) to spend on drinking alcoholic drinks

   Synonym: verzuipen

5. (transitive, figuratively) to drown (one's sorrow by consuming alcohol)

   Synonym: verzuipen

Inflection

Conjugation of verdrinken (strong class 3a, prefixed)
infinitive	verdrinken
past singular	verdronk
past participle	verdronken
infinitive	verdrinken
gerund	verdrinken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	verdrink	verdronk
2nd person sing. (jij)	verdrinkt	verdronk
2nd person sing. (u)	verdrinkt	verdronk
2nd person sing. (gij)	verdrinkt	verdronkt
3rd person singular	verdrinkt	verdronk
plural	verdrinken	verdronken
subjunctive sing.1	verdrinke	verdronke
subjunctive plur.1	verdrinken	verdronken
imperative sing.	verdrink
imperative plur.1	verdrinkt
participles	verdrinkend	verdronken
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• verdrinking

Descendants

• Negerhollands: verdrink

See also

• drenkeling