Lanke

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lanke, from Old High German hlanka, from Proto-Germanic *hlankō. The geographic sense is from Middle Low German lanke, from the same Germanic word. Doublet of Flanke, which see.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaŋkə/

Noun

Lanke f (genitive Lanke, plural Lanken)

1. (obsolete) side, flank (of the body of a person or animal)

   Synonyms: Seite, Flanke

2. (Berlin, Brandenburg, now chiefly in placenames) riverside, lakeside, especially one suited for fishing

   Krumme Lanke ― Krumme Lanke, a lake in south-western Berlin (literally, “Curved Lakeside”)

Declension

Declension of Lanke [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Lanke	die	Lanken
genitive	einer	der	Lanke	der	Lanken
dative	einer	der	Lanke	den	Lanken
accusative	eine	die	Lanke	die	Lanken

Related terms

• lenken