funkeln

== German == === Alternative forms === fünkeln (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German vunkeln, iterative of vunken (“to spark”), derived from the noun vunke, whence modern Funke(n) (“a spark”). By surface analysis, funken +‎ -eln. Cognate with Dutch fonkelen, Middle Low German vunkeln (“to sparkle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfʊŋkəln/, [ˈfʊŋ.kl̩n] === Verb === funkeln (weak, third-person singular present funkelt, past tense funkelte, past participle gefunkelt, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to sparkle, twinkle, glitter 1924, Friedrich Bernhard Störzner, Das weiße Männchen auf dem Kirchberge, in: Reinhardtswalder Sagenbüchlein, Buchhandlung Otto Schmidt, page 11: ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Funkeln, Gefunkel, Funkelei Funkler lichtfunkelnd ==== Related terms ==== Funke(n) funken === Further reading === “funkeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “funkeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “funkeln” in Duden online “funkeln” in OpenThesaurus.de == German Low German == === Etymology === From Middle Low German vunkeln, equivalent to Funk +‎ -eln. Cognate with German funkeln. === Verb === funkeln to sparkle ==== Synonyms ==== blinken blinkern glinstern tinkeln