Tank

See also: tank and tänk

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English tank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taŋk/

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• Rhymes: -aŋk

Noun

Tank m (strong, genitive Tanks or Tankes, plural Tanks or (very rare) Tanke)

1. tank (container for liquids or gases)
2. (military, highly archaic) tank (armoured fighting vehicle)

   Synonyms: Panzer, Panzerkampfwagen

Declension

Declension of Tank [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Tank	die	Tanks, Tanke2
genitive	eines	des	Tanks, Tankes	der	Tanks, Tanke2
dative	einem	dem	Tank, Tanke1	den	Tanks, Tanken2
accusative	einen	den	Tank	die	Tanks, Tanke2

¹Now rare, see notes.
²Rare.

Hyponyms

• Benzintank
• Drucktank
• Flüssiggastank
• Gastank
• Sauerstofftank (“oxygen tank”)
• Treibstofftank
• Wassertank (“water tank”)

Related terms

• tanken
• Tanke
• Tanker

Further reading

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