erstinken
German, verb[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɪŋkn̩]
erstinken is a German verb meaning “to become stinky” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “verwesen (stinkend werden)”.
What does erstinken mean in English?
verb
- 1
datedto become stinky
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. verwesen (stinkend werden) 2. erfinden, erlügen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of erstinken
- erstinkt present singular third-person
- erstank past
- erstunken participle past
- erstänke past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- sein auxiliary
- 3 strong
- haben or sein auxiliary
- erstinkend participle present
- erstinke first-person indicative present
- erstinkst indicative present second-person
- erstinkest second-person singular subjunctive
- erstinket plural second-person subjunctive
- erstanken first-person indicative plural
- erstänken first-person formal plural
- erstankst indicative preterite second-person
- erstankt indicative plural preterite
- erstänkest formal rare second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce erstinken?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɪŋkn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.