zink

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English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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zink (plural zinks)

  1. (music) A type of cornett.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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zink (countable and uncountable, plural zinks)

  1. Obsolete form of zinc.
    • 1765, Temple H. Croker, Thomas Williams, Samuel Clarke, The complete dictionary of arts and sciences: Volume 2:
      It is prepared, according to Dr. Shaw, as follows: take six ounces of copper, melting it in a wind furnace; add to it one ounce of zink: then stirring the whole well together, pour out the metal immediately.
    • 1880, Maxime Lalanne, translated by S. R. Koehler, A Treatise on Etching, page 62:
      Zink plates cannot be steel-faced, but they can be copper-faced.

Central Melanau

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From English zinc, from German Zink, from Zinken.

Noun

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zink

  1. zinc (Element)

Danish

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Etymology

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From German Zink (zinc).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /senk/, [seŋˀɡ̊]

Noun

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zink n or c (singular definite zinket or zinken)

  1. zinc

Further reading

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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl
Chemical element
Zn
Previous: koper (Cu)
Next: gallium (Ga)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zɪŋk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: zink
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋk

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from German Zink.

Noun

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zink n (uncountable)

  1. zinc
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: sink
  • Caribbean Javanese: sèng
  • Indonesian: seng

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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zink

  1. inflection of zinken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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zink

  1. singular imperative of zinken
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of zinken

Indonesian

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Noun

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zink (first-person possessive zinkku, second-person possessive zinkmu, third-person possessive zinknya)

  1. zink, zinc

Limburgish

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Noun

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zink n

  1. (uncountable) zinc
  2. A part of zinc

Inflection

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Malay

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Chemical element
Zn
Previous: tembaga (Cu)
Next: galium (Ga)

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Etymology

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From English zinc, from German Zink, from Zinken.

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Noun

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zink (Jawi spelling زيڠک)

  1. zinc (Element)

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv
Chemical element
Zn
Previous: koppar (Cu)
Next: gallium (Ga)

Etymology

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From German Zink.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zink c (uncountable)

  1. zinc

Declension

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Declension of zink 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative zink zinken
Genitive zinks zinkens

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