Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɔŋ.kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: dron‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɔŋkən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch dronken, from Old Dutch drunkan, from Proto-Germanic *drunkanaz.

Adjective

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dronken (comparative dronkener, superlative dronkenst)

  1. drunk, drunken, in a state of intoxication after drinking alcohol beverages
    Synonyms: zat, bezopen
Declension
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Declension of dronken
uninflected dronken
inflected dronken
comparative dronkener
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial dronken dronkener het dronkenst
het dronkenste
indefinite m./f. sing. dronken dronkener dronkenste
n. sing. dronken dronkener dronkenste
plural dronken dronkener dronkenste
definite dronken dronkener dronkenste
partitive dronkens dronkeners
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: dronk
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: drunggu
  • Negerhollands: dronk, drun, drunk
  • Sranan Tongo: drungu

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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dronken

  1. inflection of drinken:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Verb

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dronken

  1. past participle of drynken
    • 14th Century, Chaucer, General Prologue
      And whan that he wel dronken hadde the wyn,
      Than wolde he speke no word but Latyn.
      And when he had drunk all the wine
      He would not speak a word other than Latin
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