zwinkern

See also: Zwinkern

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zwinken (“to blink; twinkle”) +‎ -ern (iterative suffix), of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly ultimately imtiative.[1]

Cognate with Middle English twinken (“to blink; twinkle”). More at English twink.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsvɪŋkərn/, [ˈt͡sʋɪŋ.kɐn]
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Verb

zwinkern (weak, third-person singular present zwinkert, past tense zwinkerte, past participle gezwinkert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to blink, wink
    Synonym: (northern Germany) kniepen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “twinkle”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading
  • “zwinkern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “zwinkern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “zwinkern” in Duden online
  • “zwinkern” in OpenThesaurus.de
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