Zonk

See also: zonk

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German zūn, from Old High German zūn, from Proto-Germanic *tūną. Since Luxembourgish velarises Middle High German -ūn- only in open syllables, the expected nominative form would be *Zaun. The form Zonk must be a backformation from the regular dative singular *Zong (obsolete). The expected plural is *Zéng, but the final -k was generalised from the singular; perhaps to avoid homophony with zéng (“ten”). Cognate with German Zaun, Dutch tuin, English town, Icelandic tún.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tsoŋk/
  • Rhymes: -oŋk

Noun

Zonk m (plural Zénk)

  1. fence
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