slinken

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch slinken, from Old Dutch *slinkan, from Proto-Germanic *slinkaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈslɪŋ.kə(n)/ Hyphenation: slin‧ken Rhymes: -ɪŋkən === Verb === slinken (intransitive) to shrink, to lessen, to decrease ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: slink == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *slinkan, from Proto-Germanic *slinkaną. === Verb === slinken to cave, to collapse inwards (especially of the body) ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: slinken Limburgish: slinke === Further reading === Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “slinken (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I