Tank
See also: tank and tänk
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English tank.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taŋk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aŋk
Noun
Tank m (strong, genitive Tanks or Tankes, plural Tanks or (very rare) Tanke)
- tank (container for liquids or gases)
- (military, archaic) tank (armoured fighting vehicle)
- Synonyms: Panzer, Panzerkampfwagen
- 1942, Bertolt Brecht, Kinderkreuzzug 1939:
- Einmal, nachts, sahen sie ein Feuer / Da gingen sie nicht hin. / Einmal rollten drei Tanks vorbei / Da waren Menschen drin.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
Declension
Declension of Tank [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Tank | die | Tanks, Tanke2 |
genitive | eines | des | Tanks, Tankes | der | Tanks, Tanke2 |
dative | einem | dem | Tank, Tanke1 | den | Tanks, Tanken2 |
accusative | einen | den | Tank | die | Tanks, Tanke2 |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
2Rare.
Hyponyms
- Benzintank
- Drucktank
- Flüssiggastank
- Gastank
- Sauerstofftank (“oxygen tank”)
- Treibstofftank
- Wassertank (“water tank”)
Related terms
- tanken
- Tanke
- Tanker
Further reading
- “Tank” in Duden online
- “Tank” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache