Trunk

See also: trunk

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Trunk, also a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.

Proper noun

Trunk (plural Trunks)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Trunk is the 29366^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 805 individuals. Trunk is most common among White (93.66%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Trunk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German trunc, from Old High German trunk, from the root of trinken (“to drink”). Doublet of Drink.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁʊŋk/

• Audio:

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Noun

Trunk m (strong, genitive Trunkes or Trunks, plural Trünke)

1. a drink, generally mixed of several ingredients, and often for medical or magical effect; a potion
2. (higher register, archaic) any drink
3. (archaic, except in compounds) the act of drinking

Declension

Declension of Trunk [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Trunk	die	Trünke
genitive	eines	des	Trunkes, Trunks	der	Trünke
dative	einem	dem	Trunk, Trunke1	den	Trünken
accusative	einen	den	Trunk	die	Trünke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• (mixed drink): Trank
• (any drink): Getränk; Trank
• (act of drinking): Trinken

Derived terms

• Trunksucht
• Umtrunk
• Zutrunk

Related terms

• trinken

Descendants

• → Polish: trunek

Further reading

• “Trunk” in Duden online
• “Trunk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache