Pranke
German
Alternative forms
- Branke (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle High German pranke, a Romance borrowing, found as Late Latin branca, from Gaulish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /praŋkə/, [ˈpʁ̥äŋkə]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aŋkə
Noun
Pranke f (genitive Pranke, plural Pranken)
- paw of a large predator, especially felines
- Synonyms: Tatze, Pratze
- (colloquial) large, coarse hand
- 2005, Aslı Sevindim, Candlelight Döner. Geschichten über meine deutsch-türkische Familie, Berlin: Ullstein, →ISBN, page 77:
- Ich dagegen finde die Stimme meines Vaters weniger furchteinflößend als seine riesigen Pranken.
- I, in contrast, deem the voice of my father less fear-inducing than his huge hands.
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Declension
Declension of Pranke [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Pranke | die | Pranken |
genitive | einer | der | Pranke | der | Pranken |
dative | einer | der | Pranke | den | Pranken |
accusative | eine | die | Pranke | die | Pranken |
Further reading
- “Pranke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Pranke” in Duden online
- “Pranke” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.