zink

See also: Zink

English

Etymology 1

Noun

zink (plural zinks)

1. (music) A type of cornett.

Alternative forms

• zinck, zincke, zinke

Derived terms

• zinkist

Translations

wind instrument

• Czech: cink (cs) m

Etymology 2

Noun

zink (countable and uncountable, plural zinks)

1. 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.

   • 1880, Maxime Lalanne, translated by S. R. Koehler, A Treatise on Etching, page 62:

     Zink plates cannot be steel-faced, but they can be copper-faced.

Central Melanau

Alternative forms

• jing

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

• zink on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Zink (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɪŋk/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: zink
• Rhymes: -ɪŋk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Zink.

Noun

zink n (uncountable)

1. zinc

Derived terms

• verzinken
• zinken (“made of zinc”)

Descendants

• Afrikaans: sink
• → Caribbean Javanese: sèng
• → Indonesian: seng
  • → Ternate: seng

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zink

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

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

zink

1. singular imperative of zinken
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of zinken

Indonesian

Noun

zink (first-person possessive zinkku, second-person possessive zinkmu, third-person possessive zinknya)

1. zink, zinc

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɪ˧ɲk]

Noun

zink n

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

Inflection

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Malay

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

Alternative forms

• seng
• زيڠک
• سيڠ

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

• ayan / ايان
• timah sari / تيمه ساري

Swedish

Chemical element
Zn
Previous: koppar (Cu)
Next: gallium (Ga)

Etymology

From German Zink.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪnk/

• Audio:

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Noun

zink c (uncountable)

1. zinc

Declension

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

Derived terms

• förzinka

References

• zink in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)