zink

zink

See also: Zink

English

Noun

zink (countable and uncountable, plural zinks)

1. (music, countable) A type of cornett.
2. (uncountable) Obsolete form of zinc.
   • 1765, Temple H. Croker, Thomas Williams, Samuel Clarke, The complete dictionary of arts and sciences: Volume 2

     It is prepared, according to Dr. Shaw, as follows: take six ounces of copper, melting it in a wind furnace; add to it one ounce of zink: then stirring the whole well together, pour out the metal immediately.

Derived terms

• zinkist

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Central Melanau

Alternative forms

• jing

Etymology

From English zinc, from German Zink, from Zinken.

Noun

zink

1. zinc (Element)

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Danish

Etymology

From German Zink (“zinc”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /senk/, [seŋˀɡ̊]

Noun

zink n or c (singular definite zinket or zinken)

1. zinc

Further reading

• zink on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Zink (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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Dutch

Chemical element
Zn	Previous: koper (Cu)
	Next: gallium (Ga)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪŋk

• Audio

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Noun

zink n (uncountable)

1. zinc

Derived terms

• verzinken
• zinken

Verb

zink

1. first-person singular present indicative of zinken
2. imperative of zinken

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German

Verb

zink

1. Imperative singular of zinken.
2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of zinken.

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Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɪ˧ɲk]

Noun

zink n

1. (uncountable) zinc
2. A part of zinc

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Malay

Chemical element
Zn	Previous: tembaga (Cu)
	Next: galium (Ga)

Alternative forms

• seng
• زيڠک‎
• سيڠ‎

Etymology

From English zinc, from German Zink, from Zinken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zeŋ(kə)]
• Rhymes: -zeŋ, -eŋ

Noun

zink (Jawi spelling زيڠک)

1. zinc (Element)

Synonyms

• ayan / ايان‎
• timah sari / تيمه ساري‎

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪnk/

Noun

zink c (uncountable)

1. zinc

Declension

Declension of zink
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	zink	zinken	—	—
Genitive	zinks	zinkens	—	—

Derived terms

• förzinka

References

• zink in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)