Schlenker

English

Proper noun

Schlenker (plural Schlenkers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schlenker is the 11296^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2796 individuals. Schlenker is most common among White (96.1%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Kelchners

German

Etymology

Deverbal from schlenkern.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃlɛŋkɐ/

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Noun

Schlenker m (strong, genitive Schlenkers, plural Schlenker)

1. swerve (abrupt movement, especially of a vehicle)

   Der Autofahrer machte einen unerwarteten Schlenker ― The driver made an unexpected swerve

2. (colloquial) detour

   Synonyms: Umweg, Umfahrt

   einen kleinen Schlenker machen ― make a little detour

Declension

Declension of Schlenker [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schlenker	die	Schlenker
genitive	eines	des	Schlenkers	der	Schlenker
dative	einem	dem	Schlenker	den	Schlenkern
accusative	einen	den	Schlenker	die	Schlenker

Further reading

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