Tränke

See also: tränke

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁɛŋkə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Trän‧ke

Etymology 1

From Middle High German trenke, from Old High German trenka, from the root of tränken (“to water, make drink”), from Proto-Germanic *drankijaną.

Noun

Tränke f (genitive Tränke, plural Tränken)

  1. anything that animals drink from
    1. watering place, watering hole (natural pond)
    2. water trough, cow tank, birdbath (man-made basin)
    3. waterer, fount, sipper tube (technical device)
Declension
Declension of Tränke [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Tränke die Tränken
genitive einer der Tränke der Tränken
dative einer der Tränke den Tränken
accusative eine die Tränke die Tränken

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Tränke m pl

  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Trank

Further reading
  • “Tränke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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