"sank" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /sæŋk/ Audio: en-us-sank.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -æŋk Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sank
  1. simple past of sink Tags: form-of, past Form of: sink Related terms: sank work

Verb [German]

Audio: De-sank.ogg
Rhymes: -aŋk Head templates: {{head|de|verb form}} sank
  1. first/third-person singular preterite of sinken Tags: first-person, form-of, preterite, singular, third-person Form of: sinken
    Sense id: en-sank-de-verb-8hZl0dMg Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Middle Low German]

IPA: /saŋk/ Forms: sanges [genitive]
Etymology: From Old Saxon sang, from Proto-Germanic *sangwaz. Related to singen (“to sing”). Cognate with Old High German sanc (German Gesang (“singing”)), Old Norse sǫngr. Modern cognates include English song and Swedish sång. Etymology templates: {{inh|gml|osx|sang}} Old Saxon sang, {{inh|gml|gem-pro|*sangwaz}} Proto-Germanic *sangwaz, {{m|gml|singen||to sing}} singen (“to sing”), {{cog|goh|sanc}} Old High German sanc, {{cog|de|Gesang||singing}} German Gesang (“singing”), {{cog|non|sǫngr}} Old Norse sǫngr, {{cog|en|song}} English song, {{cog|sv|sång}} Swedish sång Head templates: {{head|gml|noun|genitive|sanges|g=m}} sank m (genitive sanges)
  1. the act of singing Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sank-gml-noun-CDlWz2Y0
  2. a chant Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sank-gml-noun-UGJRaeB4 Categories (other): Middle Low German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle Low German entries with incorrect language header: 19 49 15 17
  3. a song, especially one sung during work Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sank-gml-noun-HH2CjElS
  4. the sound of a bell, bell ringing Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sank-gml-noun-gsOTMyAk

Verb [Norwegian Bokmål]

Head templates: {{head|nb|verb form|head=}} sank, {{nb-verb-form}} sank
  1. simple past of synke Tags: form-of, past Form of: synke
    Sense id: en-sank-nb-verb-5SThG2pm
  2. imperative of sanke Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: sanke
    Sense id: en-sank-nb-verb-sWDQOyN2

Adjective [Swedish]

Etymology: From Old Swedish sank, related to sjunka (“to sink, intransitive, to go down”) and sänka (“to sink, transitive, to make something go down”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|sank}} Old Swedish sank, {{m|sv|sjunka||to sink, intransitive, to go down}} sjunka (“to sink, intransitive, to go down”), {{m|sv|sänka||to sink, transitive, to make something go down}} sänka (“to sink, transitive, to make something go down”) Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective|||comparative|sankare|superlative|sankast|f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|head=|sort=}} sank (comparative sankare, superlative sankast), {{sv-adj}} sank (comparative sankare, superlative sankast) Forms: sankare [comparative], sankast [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], sank [common-gender, indefinite, positive, singular], sankare [common-gender, comparative, indefinite, singular], sankast [common-gender, indefinite, singular, superlative], sankt [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], sankare [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], sankast [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], sanka [indefinite, plural, positive], sankare [comparative, indefinite, plural], sankast [indefinite, plural, superlative], sanke [indefinite, masculine, plural, positive], sankare [comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural], sankast [indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative], sanke [definite, masculine, positive, singular], sankare [comparative, definite, masculine, singular], sankaste [definite, masculine, singular, superlative], sanka [definite, positive], sankare [comparative, definite], sankaste [definite, superlative]
  1. marshy Related terms: sankhet, sankmark, sankäng
    Sense id: en-sank-sv-adj-ODpl-Zy2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Swedish]

Etymology: From Old Swedish "(i) sank," from Low German in sank. Etymology templates: {{bor|sv|nds|in sank}} Low German in sank Head templates: {{head|sv|noun}} sank
  1. the state (of a ship or the like) of no longer being able to float due to damage
    Sense id: en-sank-sv-noun-SKReAAnF
  2. (figuratively) to be shot down, defeated, or the like Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-sank-sv-noun-jnLd7xZk Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 1 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: gå i kvav
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "rhymes": "-æŋk"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-sank.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/En-us-sank.ogg",
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}

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}

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    "Middle Low German nouns",
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    "Middle Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon",
    "Middle Low German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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        "2": "sång"
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      "name": "cog"
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        "masculine"
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
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          "song"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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        ]
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/saŋk/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sank"
}

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      "args": {},
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  "word": "sank"
}

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    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish nouns",
    "Swedish terms borrowed from Low German",
    "Swedish terms derived from Low German",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish"
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "sankast",
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        "superlative"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "sv-adj-reg",
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    {
      "form": "sank",
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        "positive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "sanka",
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    {
      "form": "sankast",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sanke",
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "positive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sankare",
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sankast",
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sanke",
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        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "sankare",
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        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "sankaste",
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        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sanka",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sankare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sankaste",
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        "definite",
        "superlative"
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sankhet"
    },
    {
      "word": "sankmark"
    },
    {
      "word": "sankäng"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "marshy"
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        [
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    }
  ],
  "word": "sank"
}

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    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish nouns",
    "Swedish terms borrowed from Low German",
    "Swedish terms derived from Low German"
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      "name": "bor"
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "gå i kvav"
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  ],
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        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "The ship was sunk by a submarine (was shot and damaged so that it could no longer float, more literally, with sinking often implied)",
          "text": "Fartyget sköts i sank av en ubåt",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "His main argument was shot down",
          "text": "Hans huvudargument sköts i sank",
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        },
        {
          "english": "The vacation plans were ruined by the volcanic eruption",
          "text": "Semesterplanerna sköts i sank av vulkanutbrottet",
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        }
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        "to be shot down, defeated, or the like"
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          "defeated",
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      ],
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        "figuratively"
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  ],
  "word": "sank"
}

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