Schranke

See also: Schränke

German

Alternative forms

• Schranken

Etymology

From Middle High German schranke, related to Old High German firskrenken (“to prevent”), German schränken (“to put or pile things crosswise”), from Proto-Germanic *skrankaz (“barrier, grid”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend, turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃʁaŋkə/ (Germany)

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• IPA^(key): /ˈʃʁaŋkɛ/ (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
• Hyphenation: Schran‧ke

Noun

Schranke f (genitive Schranke, plural Schranken)

1. gate (barrier that can be pulled or moved up to allow passage)

   Synonym: (chiefly military) Schlagbaum

2. (by extension) a level crossing with such a gate

   Synonym: Bahnübergang

3. (chiefly figurative) some other kind of barrier or limit

   Synonym: Grenze

Declension

Declension of Schranke [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schranke	die	Schranken
genitive	einer	der	Schranke	der	Schranken
dative	einer	der	Schranke	den	Schranken
accusative	eine	die	Schranke	die	Schranken

Hyponyms

• Bahnschranke, Bezahlschranke, Gebührenschranke, Handelsschranke, Zollschranke, Zufahrtsschranke

Derived terms

• schrankenlos, beschränkt

Related terms

• Schrankenwärter

Related terms

• beschränken
• beschränkt
• einschränken
• Schrank

Descendants

• Czech: šraňk

Further reading

• “Schranke” in Duden online
• “Schranke”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)