Zinke

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Zinke.

Proper noun

Zinke (plural Zinkes)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Zinke is the 23866th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1058 individuals. Zinke is most common among White (94.14%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko, probably an enhanced form of zint (“a jag, point”), from Proto-Germanic *tinduz, *tindaz (“prong, pinnacle”).

Cognates:
Cognate with Dutch tinne (“battlement”), German Zinne (“pinnacle, battlement”), Danish tinde (“pinnacle, battlement”), Swedish tinne (“tooth of a rake”), Icelandic tindur (“spike, tooth of a rake or harrow, pinnacle, peak, battlement”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɪŋkə/
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Noun

Zinke f (genitive Zinke, plural Zinken)

  1. prong
  2. tine
  3. tenon

Declension

Declension of Zinke
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Zinke die Zinken
genitive einer der Zinke der Zinken
dative einer der Zinke den Zinken
accusative eine die Zinke die Zinken

Further reading

  • “Zinke” in Duden online
  • “Zinke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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