schlank

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German slanc, Middle Low German slank, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (to twist, wind), the source of schlingen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃlaŋk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aŋk

Adjective[edit]

schlank (strong nominative masculine singular schlanker, comparative schlanker, superlative am schlanksten or am schlankesten)

  1. slim, svelte

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • schlank” in Duden online
  • schlank” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

schlank (comparative schlanker, superlative schlankest)

  1. slim, thin

Declension[edit]

Declension of schlank (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
masculine feminine neuter plural
Weak inflection nominative schlank schlank schlank schlanke
accusative schlanke schlank schlank schlanke
dative schlanke schlanke schlanke schlanke
Strong inflection nominative schlanker schlanke schlankes schlanke
accusative schlanke schlanke schlankes schlanke
dative schlankem schlanker schlankem schlanke

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Further reading[edit]

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German slanc, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (to twist, wind), the source of schlingen.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

schlank (masculine schlanken, neuter schlankt, comparative méi schlank, superlative am schlanksten)

  1. slim, slender

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ schlank” in Duden online

Plautdietsch[edit]

Adjective[edit]

schlank

  1. slender, slim
  2. sleek