Trank

See also: trank

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tranc, from Old High German tranc, from Proto-Germanic *drankiz (“drink; dose; potion”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (“to pull; draw; sip”); compare Dutch drank (“beverage, drink”), Hunsrik Drank.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʁaŋk/
  • Rhymes: -aŋk
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Noun

Trank m (strong, genitive Trankes or Tranks, plural Tränke, diminutive Tränkchen n or Tränklein n)

  1. a drink, generally mixed of several ingredients, and often for medical or magical effect; a potion
    • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Vorspiel auf dem Theater”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎:
      Viel Irrthum und ein Fünkchen Wahrheit, / So wird der beste Trank gebraut, / Der alle Welt erquickt und auferbaut.
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  2. (higher register, archaic) any drink

Declension
Declension of Trank [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Trank die Tränke
genitive eines des Trankes, Tranks der Tränke
dative einem dem Trank, Tranke1 den Tränken
accusative einen den Trank die Tränke

1Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • Göttertrank, Heiltrank, Liebestrank, Zaubertrank
  • Getränk

Further reading
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