Trank

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German tranc, from Old High German tranc, from Proto-Germanic *drankiz (drink; dose; potion), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (to pull; draw; sip); compare Dutch drank (beverage, drink), Hunsrik Drank.

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  • IPA(key): /tʁaŋk/
  • Rhymes: -aŋk
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Noun[edit]

Trank m (strong, genitive Trankes or Tranks, plural Tränke, diminutive Tränkchen n or Tränklein n)

  1. a drink, generally mixed of several ingredients, and often for medical or magical effect; a potion
  2. (higher register, archaic) any drink

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