Pranke

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German pranke, a Romance borrowing, found as Late Latin branca, from Gaulish.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /praŋkə/, [ˈpʁ̥äŋkə]
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  • Rhymes: -aŋkə

Noun

Pranke f (genitive Pranke, plural Pranken)

  1. paw of a large predator, especially felines
    Synonyms: Tatze, Pratze
  2. (colloquial) large, coarse hand
    • 2005, Aslı Sevindim, Candlelight Döner. Geschichten über meine deutsch-türkische Familie, Berlin: Ullstein, →ISBN, page 77:
      Ich dagegen finde die Stimme meines Vaters weniger furchteinflößend als seine riesigen Pranken.
      I, in contrast, deem the voice of my father less fear-inducing than his huge hands.

Declension
Declension of Pranke [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Pranke die Pranken
genitive einer der Pranke der Pranken
dative einer der Pranke den Pranken
accusative eine die Pranke die Pranken

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