Zink

See also: zink

English

Etymology

• As a German surname, from an obsolete derivative of Proto-Germanic *tindaz (“peak, spike, tooth”).
• As a surname derived from various Romance languages, from Jacinctus, derived from the saint's name Hyacinthus. Comparable to Spanish Jacinto, Italian Giacinto.

Proper noun

Zink

1. A surname.

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsɪŋk/

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Etymology 1

Probably related to Zinke (“point, prong”), from Old High German zint (“a jag, point”), from Proto-Germanic *tinduz, *tindaz (“prong, pinnacle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)dont- (“tooth, projection”).

Cognate with Dutch tinne (“battlement”), German Zinne (“pinnacle, battlement”), Danish tinde (“pinnacle, battlement”), Swedish tinne (“tooth of a rake”), Icelandic tindur (“spike, tooth of a rake or harrow, pinnacle, peak, battlement”).

Noun

Zink n (strong, genitive Zinkes or Zinks, no plural)

1. zinc

   Alternative form: Zn

   Synonym: (obsolete) Zincum

Declension

Declension of Zink [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Zink
genitive	eines	des	Zinkes, Zinks
dative	einem	dem	Zink, Zinke1
accusative	ein	das	Zink

¹Now rare, see notes.

Coordinate terms

• (chemical element): Previous: Kupfer. Next: Gallium

Etymology 2

Probably from Zinke.

Noun

Zink m (mixed, genitive Zinks or Zinkes, plural Zinken)

1. cornetto (a trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods)

Declension

Declension of Zink [masculine, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zink	die	Zinken
genitive	eines	des	Zinks, Zinkes	der	Zinken
dative	einem	dem	Zink, Zinke1	den	Zinken
accusative	einen	den	Zink	die	Zinken

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• Zink on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Zink” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Zink (Metall, Element)” in Duden online
• “Zink (Blasinstrument)” in Duden online
• “Zink” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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Hunsrik

Etymology

From German Zink.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡siŋk/

Noun

Zink n

1. zinc

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary