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 spelling 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

Chemical element (edit)
Zn Atomic number 30 zink
Classification data Period 4 Group 12 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← kobber (Cu)
Next: gallium (Ga) →

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /senk/, [seŋˀɡ̊]

Etymology 1

From German Zink (“zinc”).

Noun

zink c or n (singular definite zinken or zinket)

1. zinc

Declension

Declension of zink

neuter gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	zink	zinket zinken
genitive	zinks	zinkets zinkens

Etymology 2

From German Zinke.

Noun

zink c (singular definite zinken, plural indefinite zinker)

1. (music) a cornett

Declension

Declension of zink

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	zink	zinken	zinker	zinkerne
genitive	zinks	zinkens	zinkers	zinkernes

Further reading

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

Dutch

Chemical element (edit)
Zn Atomic number 30 zink
Classification data Period 4 Group 12 Block d-block Class transition metal
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, no diminutive)

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. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

zink

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

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English zink. Doublet of seng.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈzink/ [ˈzink̚]
• Rhymes: -ink
• Syllabification: zink

Noun

zink

1. zink, zinc

   Synonyms: seng, timah sari

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɪ˧ɲk]

Noun

zink n

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

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Malay

Chemical element (edit)
Zn Atomic number 30 zink
Alternative names: seng
Classification data Period 4 Group 12 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← kuprum, tembaga (Cu)
Next: galium (Ga) →

Alternative forms

• seng

Etymology

From English zinc, from German Zink, from Zinken.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

zink (Jawi spelling زيڠک, plural zink-zink or zink²)

1. zinc (Element)

   Synonyms: ayan, timah sari

Swedish

Chemical element (edit)
Zn Atomic number 30 zink
Classification data Period 4 Group 12 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← koppar (Cu)
Next: gallium (Ga) →

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zink.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪnk/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

zink c (uncountable)

1. zinc

Declension

Declension of zink

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	zink	zinks
	definite	zinken	zinkens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• förzinka

References

• “zink”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “zink”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “zink”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH