Flanke

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ca. 1600, from French flanc, from Old French flanc, from Proto-Germanic *hlankō. Doublet of now obsolete Lanke, which likely influenced the form and gender of the borrowing; analogy with Seite may also have contributed.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈflaŋkə/
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Noun[edit]

Flanke f (genitive Flanke, plural Flanken)

  1. (anatomy) flank, side (of the body)
    Synonyms: Seite, Körperseite
  2. (military, ball games) flank (side of the field)
    Synonym: Flügel
  3. (ball games, especially soccer) cross (ball from the flank towards the centre)
    Synonyms: Flankenball, Hereingabe

Declension[edit]

Declension of Flanke [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Flanke die Flanken
genitive einer der Flanke der Flanken
dative einer der Flanke den Flanken
accusative eine die Flanke die Flanken

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Further reading[edit]

  • “Flanke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Flanke” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Flanke” in Duden online
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