Schrank
German
editEtymology
editFrom Late Middle High German schranc, from Old High German scranc, from Proto-West Germanic *skrank, from Proto-Germanic *skrankaz (“grid, barrier”), probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend, turn”).[1] Cognate with German Low German Schrank (“barrier, barricade”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSchrank m (strong, genitive Schrankes or Schranks, plural Schränke, diminutive Schränkchen n)
- cabinet (storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall), or (specifically):
- locker (storage compartment with a lock)
Declension
editDeclension of Schrank [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
edit- Chemikalienschrank (“chemical cabinet”)
- Eckschrank (“corner cupboard”)
- Einbauschrank (“built-in cabinet, built-in cupboard”)
- Eisschrank (“icebox”)
- Gefrierschrank
- Geldschrank
- Giftschrank
- Kabinettschrank
- Kleiderschrank
- Küchenschrank
- Kühlschrank
- Medizinschrank (“medicine cabinet”)
- Panzerschrank
- Schlafzimmerschrank (“bedroom closet”)
- Trockenschrank (“drying cabinet”)
- Waffenschrank (“gun cabinet, weapons cabinet”)
- Wandschrank (“closet”) (built-in)
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- → Esperanto: ŝranko
References
edit- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “schraag”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Further reading
edit- “Schrank” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schrank”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Hunsrik
editEtymology
editFrom late Middle High German schranc, from Old High German scranc, from Proto-Germanic *skrankaz (“grid, barrier”), probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend, turn”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSchrank m (plural Schrenk, diminutive Schrenkche)
Further reading
editPlautdietsch
editNoun
editSchrank m (plural Schranken)
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