zink

See also: Zink

English

Noun

zink (plural zinks)

  1. (music) A type of cornett.
Alternative forms
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Translations

Noun

zink (countable and uncountable, plural zinks)

  1. Obsolete form of zinc.
    • 1765, Temple H. Croker, Thomas Williams, Samuel Clarke, The complete dictionary of arts and sciences: Volume 2:
      It is prepared, according to Dr. Shaw, as follows: take six ounces of copper, melting it in a wind furnace; add to it one ounce of zink: then stirring the whole well together, pour out the metal immediately.

Central Melanau

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English zinc, from German Zink, from Zinken.

Noun

zink

  1. zinc (Element)

Danish

Etymology

From German Zink (zinc).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /senk/, [seŋˀɡ̊]

Noun

zink n or c (singular definite zinket or zinken)

  1. zinc

Further reading

Dutch

Chemical element
Zn
Previous: koper (Cu)
Next: gallium (Ga)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɪŋk/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: zink
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Zink.

Noun

zink n (uncountable)

  1. zinc
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: sink
  • Caribbean Javanese: sèng
  • Indonesian: seng

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zink

  1. inflection of zinken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

zink

  1. singular imperative of zinken
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of zinken

Indonesian

Noun

zink (first-person possessive zinkku, second-person possessive zinkmu, third-person possessive zinknya)

  1. zink, zinc

Limburgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzɪ˧ɲk]

Noun

zink n

  1. (uncountable) zinc
  2. A part of zinc

Inflection

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Malay

Chemical element
Zn
Previous: tembaga (Cu)
Next: galium (Ga)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English zinc, from German Zink, from Zinken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zeŋ(kə)]
  • Rhymes: -zeŋ, -eŋ

Noun

zink (Jawi spelling زيڠک)

  1. zinc (Element)

Synonyms

Swedish

Chemical element
Zn
Previous: koppar (Cu)
Next: gallium (Ga)

Etymology

From German Zink.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪnk/
  • (file)

Noun

zink c (uncountable)

  1. zinc

Declension

Declension of zink 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative zink zinken
Genitive zinks zinkens

Derived terms

  • förzinka

References

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