"Tank" meaning in German

See Tank in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /taŋk/ Audio: De-Tank.ogg
Rhymes: -aŋk Etymology: Borrowed from English tank. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|en|tank|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English tank, {{bor+|de|en|tank}} Borrowed from English tank Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s:es,s:e􂀿very rare􂁀}} Tank m (strong, genitive Tanks or Tankes, plural Tanks or (very rare) Tanke) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s:es,s:e􂀿rare􂁀}} Forms: Tanks [genitive], Tankes [genitive], Tanks [plural], Tanke [plural, rare], strong [table-tags], Tank [nominative, singular], Tanks [definite, nominative, plural], Tanke [definite, nominative, plural], Tanks [genitive, singular], Tankes [genitive, singular], Tanks [definite, genitive, plural], Tanke [definite, genitive, plural], Tank [dative, singular], Tanke [dative, singular], Tanks [dative, definite, plural], Tanken [dative, definite, plural], Tank [accusative, singular], Tanks [accusative, definite, plural], Tanke [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. tank (container for liquids or gases) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Tank-de-noun-OM1FG0AA
  2. (military, archaic) tank (armoured fighting vehicle) Tags: archaic, masculine, strong Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: Panzer, Panzerkampfwagen
    Sense id: en-Tank-de-noun-rqpZsacw Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Benzintank, Drucktank, Flüssiggastank, Gastank, Sauerstofftank (english: oxygen tank), Treibstofftank, Wassertank (english: water tank) Related terms: tanken, Tanke, Tanker

Inflected forms

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