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• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɔŋ.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: dron‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɔŋkən

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

dronken (comparative dronkener, superlative dronkenst)

1. drunk, drunken, in a state of intoxication after drinking alcohol beverages

   Synonyms: zat, bezopen, blauw, beschonken, lazarus

• Afrikaans: dronk
• Berbice Creole Dutch: drunggu
• Negerhollands: dronk, drun, drunk
• → Sranan Tongo: drungu
  • → Saramaccan: dòongò

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

dronken

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

dronken

1. plural of dronk

• kronend

dronken

1. past participle of drynken
   • 14^th 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