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English
Proper noun
Rank
- A surname.
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German ranc (“a quick turning movement”), from Old High German *rank, from Proto-Germanic *wrankiz (“a turn, twisting”). Cognate with English wrench.
Pronunciation
Noun
Rank m (strong, genitive Rankes or Ranks, plural Ränke)
- (dated, formal, in the plural) plot, machination, intrigue
- Synonyms: Intrigen, Machenschaften
1803, Friedrich Schiller, Louis-Benoît Picard, Der Parasit, oder die Kunst, sein Glück zu machen:Weg mit diesem Stolz! Es ist Schwachheit, es ist Vorurtheil!—Wie? Wollen wir warten, bis die Redlichkeit die Welt regiert—da würden wir lange warten müssen. Alles schmiedet Ränke!- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (obsolete outside Switzerland) bend, curve (of a path, road, etc.)
- Synonyms: Wegbiegung, Kurve
- (Switzerland) trick, ruse
- Synonyms: Trick, Kniff
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Further reading
- “Rank” in Duden online
- “Rank” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German ring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
Rank m (plural Réng, diminutive Réngelchen)
- ring (annular object)
- ring (jewellery)
Plautdietsch
Noun
Rank f (plural Ranke)
- creeper
- ivy
- tendril
- climbing plant