Flanke
See also: flanke
German edit
Etymology edit
Ca. 1600, from French flanc, from Old French flanc, from Proto-Germanic *hlankō. Doublet of now obsolete Lanke, which likely influenced the form and gender of the borrowing; analogy with Seite may also have contributed.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Flanke f (genitive Flanke, plural Flanken)
- (anatomy) flank, side (of the body)
- Synonyms: Seite, Körperseite
- (military, ball games) flank (side of the field)
- Synonym: Flügel
- (ball games, especially soccer) cross (ball from the flank towards the centre)
- Synonyms: Flankenball, Hereingabe
Declension edit
Declension of Flanke [feminine]