sänka

Etymology

From Old Swedish sænkia, from Old Norse sænkva, (Old West Norse søkkva) from Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

sänka (present sänker, preterite sänkte, supine sänkt, imperative sänk)

1. (transitive) to lower; move downwards

   Den vänstra tavlan bör sänkas lite så den kommer i jämnhöjd med de andra.

   The left picture should be lowered somewhat so that it is even with the other.

2. (transitive) to sink (a boat or the like)

   Båten sänktes av en torped

   The boat was sunk by a torpedo

3. (transitive, with ner (“down”)) to immerse (in liquid)

   Arkimedes gillade att sänka ner grejer i vätska

   Archimedes liked to immerse things in liquid

4. to set (to punch a nail into wood)
5. (transitive) to reduce in intensity; turn down

   Sänk ljudet på tv:n!

   Turn down the sound of the TV!

6. (transitive, sports) to make the ball pass through or down into a score-winning hole (as in basketball or golf)
7. (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) pocket
8. (slang) to down; to drink (especially beer or liquor)

   att sänka en kall bira

   to down a cold beer

Noun

sänka c

1. depression; area of ground which is lower than the surroundings; a long but shallow valley
2. (mathematics) sink; a point where the divergence of a vector field is negative
3. (colloquial, medicine) ESR; erythrocyte sedimentation rate

References

• sänka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sänka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sänka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• änkas