Schank

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Schank.

Proper noun

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Schank (plural Schanks)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Schank is the 15922nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1825 individuals. Schank is most common among White (94.63%) individuals.

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Central Franconian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German schanc. The relation to schranc (German Schrank) seems not quite clear. If schanc is a simplified form, it may have been influenced by schaf (whence the northwestern Central Franconian Schaf).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Schank m (plural Schänk, diminutive Schänkelche)

  1. (eastern Moselle Franconian) cupboard
    Synonym: (Ripuarian, western MF) Schaf

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃaŋk/
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Noun

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Schank m (strong, genitive Schankes or Schanks, plural Schänke) (chiefly archaic)

  1. verbal noun of schenken
  2. bar, tavern, pub

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Serbo-Croatian: šank
  • Slovene: šank

Noun

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Schank f (genitive Schank, plural Schanken)

  1. (Bavaria, Austria) alternative form of Schenke (bar, pub)

Declension

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Further reading

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German schinke, from Old High German skinca. Cognate with German Schinken (ham).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Schank f (plural Schanken)

  1. bone

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German schanc, perhaps a variant of schranc, whence German Schrank.

Noun

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Schank m (plural Schenk)

  1. cupboard

Derived terms

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