Dank

See also: dank and -dank

German

Etymology

From Middle High German danc, from Old High German danc, from Proto-Germanic *þankaz. Compare Dutch dank, English thank, Danish tak. More at thank.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daŋk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aŋk

Noun

Dank m (strong, genitive Dankes or Danks, no plural)

  1. thanks, gratitude, appreciation

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaŋk/
  • Rhymes: -aŋk
  • Syllabification: Dank
  • Homophone: dank

Etymology 1

From Middle High German dank, from Old High German dank, from Proto-Germanic *þankaz.

Noun

Dank m

  1. thanks (an expression of gratitude)

Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tanque.

    Noun

    Dank m (plural Danke)

    1. a sink used for laundry
      Coordinate term: Bia
      Ich wesche ‘s Zeich im Danke.
      I wash the clothes in the sink.

    References

    • Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Dank”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 31, columns 1–2

    Pennsylvania German

    Etymology

    Compare German Dank, Dutch dank, English thanks.

    Noun

    Dank m

    1. thanks, gratitude
    2. reward

    Plautdietsch

    Noun

    Dank m (plural Danke)

    1. thanks

    Derived terms