"sänka" meaning in Swedish

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Noun

Audio: Sv-sänka.ogg
Etymology: From Old Swedish sænkia, from Old Norse sænkva, (Old West Norse søkkva) from Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|sænkia}} Old Swedish sænkia, {{inh|sv|non|sænkva}} Old Norse sænkva, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*sankwijaną}} Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} sänka c, {{sv-noun|c}} sänka c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-or}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], sänka [indefinite, nominative, singular], sänkas [genitive, indefinite, singular], sänkan [definite, nominative, singular], sänkans [definite, genitive, singular], sänkor [indefinite, nominative, plural], sänkors [genitive, indefinite, plural], sänkorna [definite, nominative, plural], sänkornas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. depression; area of ground which is lower than the surroundings; a long but shallow valley Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-sänka-sv-noun-sS70-kYA
  2. (mathematics) sink; a point where the divergence of a vector field is negative Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-sänka-sv-noun-IQcUkMKw Topics: mathematics, sciences
  3. (colloquial, medicine) ESR; erythrocyte sedimentation rate Tags: colloquial, common-gender Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-sänka-sv-noun-DiDmTdNc Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 6 50 2 2 3 2 5 11 14 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 57 2 2 2 2 4 9 15 1 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 5 5 48 1 1 2 2 5 13 18 0 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sänkningsreaktion, SR

Verb

Audio: Sv-sänka.ogg
Etymology: From Old Swedish sænkia, from Old Norse sænkva, (Old West Norse søkkva) from Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|sænkia}} Old Swedish sænkia, {{inh|sv|non|sænkva}} Old Norse sænkva, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*sankwijaną}} Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|sänker|preterite|sänkte|supine|sänkt|imperative|sänk|head=}} sänka (present sänker, preterite sänkte, supine sänkt, imperative sänk) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk|sänk|end=vl}} Forms: sänker [present], sänkte [preterite], sänkt [supine], sänk [imperative], weak [table-tags], sänka [active, infinitive], sänkas [infinitive, passive], sänkt [active, supine], sänkts [passive, supine], sänk [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], sänken [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], sänker [active, indicative, present], sänkte [active, indicative, past], sänks [indicative, passive, present], sänkes [indicative, passive, present], sänktes [indicative, passive, past], sänka [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], sänkte [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], sänkas [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], sänktes [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], sänke [active, dated, present, subjunctive], sänkte [active, dated, past, subjunctive], sänkes [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], sänktes [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], sänkande [participle, present], sänkt [participle, past]
  1. (transitive) to lower; move downwards Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-sänka-sv-verb-sEHb-VL3
  2. (transitive) to sink (a boat or the like) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-sänka-sv-verb-V3DQMb~w
  3. (transitive, with ner (“down”)) to immerse (in liquid) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-sänka-sv-verb-7QN0tEE1
  4. to set (to punch a nail into wood)
    Sense id: en-sänka-sv-verb-U4e26aQy
  5. (transitive) to reduce in intensity; turn down Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-sänka-sv-verb-F-ZJIpuF
  6. (transitive, sports) to make the ball pass through or down into a score-winning hole (as in basketball or golf) Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-sänka-sv-verb-izkSqlpM Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  7. (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) pocket Categories (topical): Billiards, Snooker, Sports
    Sense id: en-sänka-sv-verb-YvXViP05 Topics: ball-games, billiards, games, hobbies, lifestyle, pool, snooker, sports
  8. (slang) to down; to drink (especially beer or liquor) Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-sänka-sv-verb-0n6MLbQd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: försänka, nedsänka, sänke, sänkning

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
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    {
      "form": "sänker",
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sänkte",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sänkt",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "imperative"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "form": "sv-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
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      "form": "sänka",
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      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sänkas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sänkt",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "active",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sänkts",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sänk",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative"
      ]
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "sänktes",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sänka",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "sänke",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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    },
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        "subjunctive"
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        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sänkande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sänkt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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        "1": "sv",
        "10": "sänk",
        "2": "verbs",
        "3": "present",
        "4": "sänker",
        "5": "preterite",
        "6": "sänkte",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "sänkt",
        "9": "imperative",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sänka (present sänker, preterite sänkte, supine sänkt, imperative sänk)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sänk",
        "end": "vl"
      },
      "name": "sv-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "försänka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nedsänka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sänke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sänkning"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The left picture should be lowered somewhat so that it is even with the other.",
          "text": "Den vänstra tavlan bör sänkas lite så den kommer i jämnhöjd med de andra.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to lower; move downwards"
      ],
      "id": "en-sänka-sv-verb-sEHb-VL3",
      "links": [
        [
          "lower",
          "lower"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to lower; move downwards"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The boat was sunk by a torpedo",
          "text": "Båten sänktes av en torped",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sink (a boat or the like)"
      ],
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        [
          "sink",
          "sink"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to sink (a boat or the like)"
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Archimedes liked to immerse things in liquid",
          "text": "Arkimedes gillade att sänka ner grejer i vätska",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to immerse (in liquid)"
      ],
      "id": "en-sänka-sv-verb-7QN0tEE1",
      "links": [
        [
          "ner",
          "ner#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "immerse",
          "immerse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, with ner (“down”)) to immerse (in liquid)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with ner (“down”)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to set (to punch a nail into wood)"
      ],
      "id": "en-sänka-sv-verb-U4e26aQy",
      "links": [
        [
          "set",
          "set"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Turn down the sound of the TV!",
          "text": "Sänk ljudet på tv:n!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to reduce in intensity; turn down"
      ],
      "id": "en-sänka-sv-verb-F-ZJIpuF",
      "links": [
        [
          "reduce",
          "reduce"
        ],
        [
          "turn down",
          "turn down"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) to reduce in intensity; turn down"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sv",
          "name": "Sports",
          "orig": "sv:Sports",
          "parents": [
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to make the ball pass through or down into a score-winning hole (as in basketball or golf)"
      ],
      "id": "en-sänka-sv-verb-izkSqlpM",
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, sports) to make the ball pass through or down into a score-winning hole (as in basketball or golf)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sv",
          "name": "Billiards",
          "orig": "sv:Billiards",
          "parents": [
            "Games",
            "Recreation",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sv",
          "name": "Snooker",
          "orig": "sv:Snooker",
          "parents": [
            "Games",
            "Recreation",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sv",
          "name": "Sports",
          "orig": "sv:Sports",
          "parents": [
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pocket"
      ],
      "id": "en-sänka-sv-verb-YvXViP05",
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "billiards",
          "billiards"
        ],
        [
          "snooker",
          "snooker#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "pocket",
          "pocket"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) pocket"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "billiards",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "pool",
        "snooker",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to down a cold beer",
          "text": "att sänka en kall bira",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to down; to drink (especially beer or liquor)"
      ],
      "id": "en-sänka-sv-verb-0n6MLbQd",
      "links": [
        [
          "down",
          "down"
        ],
        [
          "drink",
          "drink"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) to down; to drink (especially beer or liquor)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "word": "sänka"
}

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      },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sänkas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sänkan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sänkans",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sänkor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sänkors",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sänkorna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sänkornas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    {
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      "args": {},
      "name": "sv-infl-noun-c-or"
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  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "depression; area of ground which is lower than the surroundings; a long but shallow valley"
      ],
      "id": "en-sänka-sv-noun-sS70-kYA",
      "links": [
        [
          "depression",
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        "common-gender"
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "sink; a point where the divergence of a vector field is negative"
      ],
      "id": "en-sänka-sv-noun-IQcUkMKw",
      "links": [
        [
          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
        ],
        [
          "sink",
          "sink"
        ],
        [
          "divergence",
          "divergence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mathematics) sink; a point where the divergence of a vector field is negative"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sv",
          "name": "Medicine",
          "orig": "sv:Medicine",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Healthcare",
            "Sciences",
            "Health",
            "All topics",
            "Body",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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Download raw JSONL data for sänka meaning in Swedish (10.4kB)

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