tanke
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tankə/, [ˈtˢɑnɡ̊ə]
Etymology 1
From Old Danish tanckæ, borrowed from Middle Low German danke (with the initial consonant of the related verb Danish tænke (“think”). The Middle Low German word has also been borrowed to Swedish tanke, Norwegian tanke, and Icelandic þanki.
Noun
tanke c (singular definite tanken, plural indefinite tanker)
- thought
- idea
- intension
Inflection
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | tanke | tanken | tanker | tankerne |
genitive | tankes | tankens | tankers | tankernes |
Alternative forms
- tanks
Noun
tanke c
- indefinite plural of tank
Verb
tanke (imperative tank, infinitive at tanke, present tense tanker, past tense tankede, perfect tense har tanket)
- tank up, fill up
- refuel
Dutch
Verb
tanke
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of tanken
Anagrams
- akten, kante, taken
Hunsrik
Alternative forms
- danke
Etymology
From Old High German dankōn, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaŋ.kə/
Verb
tanke
- to thank
- 2008, Ursula Wiesemann, Contribuição ao desenvolvimento de uma ortografia da língua Hunsrik falada na América do Sul, Associação Internacional de Lingüística – SIL Brasil, page 30:
- awer, ap xeele, tanke, knaps – mas, descascar, agradecer, rarefeito.
- but, to peel, to thank, scarce – but, to peel, to thank, scarce
- (note: the words right of the hyphen are in Portuguese)
- awer, ap xeele, tanke, knaps – mas, descascar, agradecer, rarefeito.
- 2008, Ursula Wiesemann, Contribuição ao desenvolvimento de uma ortografia da língua Hunsrik falada na América do Sul, Associação Internacional de Lingüística – SIL Brasil, page 30:
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German danke, and Old Norse þanki.
Noun
tanke m (definite singular tanken, indefinite plural tanker, definite plural tankene)
- thought
- intent
- idea
- an imaginary small unit of something; a tad
Derived terms
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Related terms
- tenke (verb)
Etymology 2
From the noun tank.
Verb
tanke (present tense tanker, past tense tanka or tanket, past participle tanka or tanket)
- to tank, tank up, fill up, (put fuel into a tank)
References
- “tanke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Anagrams
- anket, kante, katen, nekta, akten
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²tɑnçə/, /²tɑŋkə/
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German danke, and Old Norse þanki.
Noun
tanke m (definite singular tanken, indefinite plural tankar, definite plural tankane)
- thought
- intent
- idea
Derived terms
- ettertanke
- mistanke
- omtanke
- tankefull
- tankegang
- tankemønster
Verb
tanke (present tense tankar, past tense tanka, past participle tanka, passive infinitive tankast, present participle tankande, imperative tanke/tank)
- Alternative form of tanka
References
- “tanke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Adjective
tanke
- inflection of tanak:
- masculine accusative plural
- feminine genitive singular
- feminine nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Sidamo
Etymology
Borrowed from English tank.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtanke/
- Hyphenation: tan‧ke
Noun
tanke f
- tank (armoured vehicle)
Declension
unmodified | modified | |
---|---|---|
predicative | tanke | |
nominative | tanke | tanke |
genitive | tankete*) | tanke*) |
dative | tankete | tankera |
accusative | tanke*) | |
ablative | tanketenni | tankenni |
*) Stressed on the final vowel. |
References
- Ruth Kramer; Anbessa Teferra (2020), “Gender switch in Sidaama”, in Brill's journal of Afroasiatic languages and linguistics, volume 12, page 305
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish þanke, borrowed from Middle Low German danke, with the initial consonant of the related verb Swedish tänka (“think”). The Middle Low German word has also been borrowed to Danish tanke, Norwegian tanke, and Icelandic þanki.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²taŋːkɛ/, [²t̪ʰäŋːkɛ̠]
audio (file)
Noun
tanke c
- thought
Declension
Declension of tanke | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | tanke | tanken | tankar | tankarna |
Genitive | tankes | tankens | tankars | tankarnas |
Derived terms
- tankeställning
- tankeverksamhet
Further reading
- tanke in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams
- akten, naket, nekat, taken
West Frisian
Etymology
Ultimately from a form of Proto-Germanic *þankaz. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaŋkə/
Interjection
tanke
- thanks, thank you
- Synonym: tankewol
Further reading
- “tanke (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011