Lanke

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lanke, from Old High German hlanka, from Proto-Germanic *hlankō. The geographic sense is from Middle Low German lanke, from the same Germanic word. Doublet of Flanke, which see.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaŋkə/

Noun

Lanke f (genitive Lanke, plural Lanken)

  1. (obsolete) side, flank (of the body of a person or animal)
    Synonyms: Seite, Flanke
  2. (Berlin, Brandenburg, now chiefly in placenames) riverside, lakeside, especially one suited for fishing
    Krumme Lanke ― Krumme Lanke, a lake in south-western Berlin (literally, “Curved Lakeside”)

Declension

Declension of Lanke [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Lanke die Lanken
genitive einer der Lanke der Lanken
dative einer der Lanke den Lanken
accusative eine die Lanke die Lanken
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