Tank

See also: tank and tänk

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English tank.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taŋk/
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aŋk

Noun

Tank m (strong, genitive Tanks or (rare) Tankes, plural Tanks or (very rare) Tanke)

  1. tank (container for liquids or gases)
  2. (military, archaic) tank (armoured fighting vehicle)
    Synonyms: Panzer, Panzerkampfwagen
    • 1942, Bertolt Brecht, Kinderkreuzzug 1939:
      Einmal, nachts, sahen sie ein Feuer / Da gingen sie nicht hin. / Einmal rollten drei Tanks vorbei / Da waren Menschen drin.
      One night, they saw a fire / They didn't go there. / One time, three tanks rolled by / There were people inside.

Declension

Declension of Tank [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tank die Tanks, Tanke1
genitive eines des Tanks, Tankes1 der Tanks, Tanke1
dative einem dem Tank, Tanke1,2 den Tanks, Tanken1
accusative einen den Tank die Tanks, Tanke1

1Rare.
2Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Further reading

  • “Tank” in Duden online
  • “Tank” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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