Information about the word sink (English → Esperanto: sinkigi)

Synonym: scupper

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/sɪŋk/
Hyphenationsink
Shavian alphabet𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑒

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) sink(I) sank
(thou) sinkest(thou) sankst, sankest
(he) sinks, sinketh(he) sank
(we) sink(we) sank
(you) sink(you) sank
(they) sink(they) sank
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) sink (I) sank
(thou) sink(thou) sank
(he) sink(he) sank
(we) sink(we) sank
(you) sink(you) sank
(they) sink(they) sank
Imperative mood
sink
Participles
Present participlePast participle
sinkingsunk

Usage samples

In the space of two hours half of the overloaded ships of Lyonesse and Dascinet were either sunk or broken on the rocks, with a loss of two thousand men.

Translations

Danishsænke
Dutchdoen zinken; tot zinken brengen
Esperantosinkigi