schlank

German

Etymology

From Middle High German, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kerḱ- (to become thin, to wane), related to Sanskrit कृश (kṛśa, thin, lean), Lithuanian karštu (to age), Avestan *𐬐𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀 (*kərəsa, meager, lean).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aŋk

Adjective

schlank (comparative schlanker, superlative am schlanksten)

  1. slim

Declension

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German slanc, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kerḱ- (to become thin, to wane), related to Sanskrit कृश (kṛśa, thin, lean), Lithuanian karštu (to age), Avestan *𐬐𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀 (*kərəsa, meager, lean).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. slim, slender

Declension

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