Dank

See also: dank and -dank

German

Etymology

From Middle High German danc, from Old High German danc, from Proto-Germanic *þankaz. Compare Dutch dank, English thank, Danish tak. More at thank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daŋk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aŋk

Noun

Dank m (strong, genitive Dankes or Danks, no plural)

1. thanks, gratitude, appreciation

Declension

Declension of Dank [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dank
genitive	eines	des	Dankes, Danks
dative	einem	dem	Dank, Danke1
accusative	einen	den	Dank

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• besten Dank
• Dank sagen
• Dankesbezeigung
• Dankesbezeugung
• Dankesworte
• danksagen
• Danksagung
• Dankschreiben
• herzlichen Dank
• innigsten Dank
• lieben Dank
• schönen Dank
• tausend Dank
• verbindlichsten Dank
• vielen Dank
• vielen lieben Dank

Related terms

• danken

Further reading

• “Dank” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Dank” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Dank” in Duden online
• “Dank” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• Dank on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋk/
• Rhymes: -aŋk
• Syllabification: Dank
• Homophone: dank

Etymology 1

From Middle High German dank, from Old High German dank, from Proto-Germanic *þankaz.

Noun

Dank m

1. thanks (an expression of gratitude)

Related terms

• dank
• danke
• Gott sei Dank

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka)

Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)bor.

Brazilian Portuguese tanquebor.

Hunsrik Dank

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tanque.

Noun

Dank m (plural Danke)

1. a sink used for laundry

   Coordinate term: Bia

   Ich wesche ‘s Zeich im Danke.

   I wash the clothes in the sink.

References

• Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Dank”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 31, columns 1–2

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Dank, Dutch dank, English thanks.

Noun

Dank m

1. thanks, gratitude
2. reward

Plautdietsch

Noun

Dank m (plural Danke)

1. thanks

Derived terms

• dankboa
• Dankfast

Related terms

• danke