Pinke

See also: pinke

German

Etymology

Perhaps related to Penunze and/or onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪŋkə/
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Noun

Pinke f (genitive Pinke, no plural)

  1. (colloquial) money
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Geld
    • 1918, Heinrich Mann, Der Untertan‎, Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, page 313:
      Wulckow nickte Diederich anerkennend zu. „Wieviel Pinke hat er denn?“ „Eine halbe Million wenigstens“, sagte der Bürgermeister […]
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Declension
Declension of Pinke [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Pinke
genitive einer der Pinke
dative einer der Pinke
accusative eine die Pinke

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Pinke” in Duden online
  • “Pinke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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