Fink

See also: fink

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vinke, from Old High German finco.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɪŋk/
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Noun

Fink m (genitive Finken or Finks, plural Finken)

finch

Usage notes

The word may have weak or strong declension; colloquially it is almost exclusively strong.

Declension

Weak declension:

Declension of Fink

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Fink	die	Finken
genitive	eines	des	Finken	der	Finken
dative	einem	dem	Finken	den	Finken
accusative	einen	den	Finken	die	Finken

Strong declension:

Declension of Fink

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Fink	die	Finken
genitive	eines	des	Finks	der	Finken
dative	einem	dem	Fink	den	Finken
accusative	einen	den	Fink	die	Finken

Further reading

Fink in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Old High German finco. Compare German Fink, Dutch vink, English finch.

Noun

Fink m (plural Finke)

finch

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *fink, from Proto-Germanic *finkiz. More at finch.

Noun

Fink m

(zoology) finch

Derived terms

Buukfink
Tieselfink

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