Tank

See also: tank and tänk

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English tank.

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

Noun

Tank m (strong, genitive Tanks or 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.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension
Declension of Tank [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tank die Tanks, Tanke2
genitive eines des Tanks, Tankes der Tanks, Tanke2
dative einem dem Tank, Tanke1 den Tanks, Tanken2
accusative einen den Tank die Tanks, Tanke2

1Now rare, see notes.
2Rare.

Hyponyms

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