schlank

German

Etymology

From Middle High German slanc, Middle Low German slank, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to twist, wind”), the source of schlingen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃlaŋk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aŋk

Adjective

schlank (strong nominative masculine singular schlanker, comparative schlanker, superlative am schlanksten or am schlankesten)

  1. slim, svelte

Declension

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “schlank” in Duden online
  • “schlank” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃlaŋk/

Adjective

schlank (comparative schlanker, superlative schlankest)

  1. slim, thin

Declension
Declension of schlank (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
masculine feminine neuter plural
Weak inflection nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) schlanke
accusative schlanke Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) schlanke
dative schlanke schlanke schlanke schlanke
Strong inflection nominative schlanker schlanke schlankes schlanke
accusative schlanke schlanke schlankes schlanke
dative schlankem schlanker schlankem schlanke

Antonyms

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German slanc, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to twist, wind”), the source of schlingen.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃlɑŋk/
    • Rhymes: -ɑŋk

Adjective

schlank (masculine schlanken, neuter schlankt, comparative méi schlank, superlative am schlanksten)

  1. slim, slender

Declension
declension of schlank
number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hien ass schlank si ass schlank et ass schlank si si(nn) schlank
nominative /
accusative		 attributive and/or after determiner schlanken schlank schlankt schlank
independent without determiner schlankes schlanker
dative after any declined word schlanken schlanker schlanken schlanken
as first declined word schlankem schlankem

References
  1. “schlank” in Duden online

Plautdietsch

Adjective

schlank

  1. slender, slim
  2. sleek
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