zink

See also: Zink

English

Noun

zink (countable and uncountable, plural zinks)

  1. (music, countable) A type of cornett.
  2. (uncountable) Obsolete form of zinc.
    • 1765, Temple H. Croker, Thomas Williams, Samuel Clarke, The complete dictionary of arts and sciences: Volume 2
      It is prepared, according to Dr. Shaw, as follows: take six ounces of copper, melting it in a wind furnace; add to it one ounce of zink: then stirring the whole well together, pour out the metal immediately.

Derived terms

Central Melanau

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English zinc, from German Zink, from Zinken.

Noun

zink

  1. zinc (Element)

Danish

Etymology

From German Zink (“zinc”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /senk/, [seŋˀɡ̊]

Noun

zink n or c (singular definite zinket or zinken)

  1. zinc

Further reading

Dutch
Chemical element
Zn Previous: koper (Cu)
Next: gallium (Ga)

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋk
  • Audio(file)

Noun

zink n (uncountable)

  1. zinc

Derived terms

Verb

zink

  1. first-person singular present indicative of zinken
  2. imperative of zinken

German

Verb

zink

  1. Imperative singular of zinken.
  2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of zinken.

Limburgish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈzɪ˧ɲk]

Noun

zink n

  1. (uncountable) zinc
  2. A part of zinc

Malay
Chemical element
Zn Previous: tembaga (Cu)
Next: galium (Ga)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English zinc, from German Zink, from Zinken.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [zeŋ(kə)]
  • Rhymes: -zeŋ, -eŋ

Noun

zink (Jawi spelling زيڠک)

  1. zinc (Element)

Synonyms

Swedish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɪnk/

Noun

zink c (uncountable)

  1. zinc

Declension
Declension of zink 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative zink zinken — —
Genitive zinks zinkens — —

Derived terms
  • förzinka

References
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