winken
See also: Winken
German
Etymology
From Middle High German winken, from Old High German winken, from Proto-West Germanic *winkijan, alternative form of *winkōn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪŋkŋ̩/, /ˈvɪŋkən/
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Verb
winken (weak or mixed, third-person singular present winkt, past tense winkte, past participle gewunken or (original but now less common) gewinkt, auxiliary haben)
- to wave
- 1796, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, chapter 9, in Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre [Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship], volume 2, page 99:
- Man war nicht lange gefahren, als der Schiffer stille hielt, um mit Erlaubnis der Gesellschaft noch jemand einzunehmen, der am Ufer stand und gewinkt hatte.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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- to beckon
Usage notes
Conjugation
Conjugation of winken (weak or mixed, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | winken | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | winkend | ||||
| past participle | gewunken gewinkt1 | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich winke | wir winken | i | ich winke | wir winken |
| du winkst | ihr winkt | du winkest | ihr winket | ||
| er winkt | sie winken | er winke | sie winken | ||
| preterite | ich winkte | wir winkten | ii | ich winkte2 | wir winkten2 |
| du winktest | ihr winktet | du winktest2 | ihr winktet2 | ||
| er winkte | sie winkten | er winkte2 | sie winkten2 | ||
| imperative | wink (du) winke (du) |
winkt (ihr) | |||
1Original but now less common.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of winken (weak or mixed, auxiliary haben)
1Original but now less common.
Related terms
- abwinken
- durchwinken
- zuwinken
- Winkerkrabbe
- Wink
References
- Jacqueline Kubczak; Matthias Mösch (March 14, 2017), “Gewinkt oder gewunken? — Schwache oder starke Flexion”, in grammis 2.0 (in German), Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache
- gewinkt, gewunken at Google Ngram Viewer
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German winken, from Old Saxon winkōn, from Proto-Germanic *winkōną. See also wenken and wanken from the same root. Cognate with German winken, English wink, Dutch wenken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɪŋkən/, /ˈvɪŋkən/
Conjugation
Conjugation of winken (class 3 strong verb)
| infinitive | winken | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | wink | wunk |
| 2nd person singular | winks(t) | wunks(t) |
| 3rd person singular | wink(t) | wunk |
| plural | winkt, winken | wunken |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | wink | |
| plural | winkt | |
| participle | present | past |
| winken | (e)wunken, gewunken | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Conjugation of winken (weak verb)
| infinitive | winken | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | wink | wink |
| 2nd person singular | winks(t) | winks(t) |
| 3rd person singular | wink(t) | wink |
| plural | winkt, winken | winken |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | wink(e) | |
| plural | winkt | |
| participle | present | past |
| winken | (e)winkt, gewinkt | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
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