Zink

Zink

See also: zink

German

Etymology

Probably related to Zinke (“point, prong”), from Old High German zint (“a jag, point”), from Proto-Germanic *tinduz, *tindaz (“prong, pinnacle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)dont- (“tooth, projection”), see also Dutch tinne (“battlement”), German Zinne (“pinnacle, battlement”), Danish tinde (“pinnacle, battlement”), Swedish tinne (“tooth of a rake”), Icelandic tindur (“spike, tooth of a rake or harrow, pinnacle, peak, battlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsɪŋk/

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Noun

Zink n or m (genitive Zinkes, no plural)

1. zinc

Declension

Declension of Zink (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zink
genitive	eines	des	Zinkes, Zinks
dative	einem	dem	Zink, Zinke1
accusative	einen	den	Zink

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Coordinate terms

• Previous: Kupfer. Next: Gallium

Noun

Zink m (genitive Zinkes, plural Zinken)

1. cornetto (a trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods)

Declension

Declension of Zink

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zink	die	Zinken
genitive	eines	des	Zinkes, Zinks	der	Zinken
dative	einem	dem	Zink, Zinke1	den	Zinken
accusative	einen	den	Zink	die	Zinken

¹Now uncommon, see notes

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡siŋk/

Noun

Zink n

1. zinc

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary