"dank" meaning in German

See dank in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Audio: De-dank.ogg
Rhymes: -aŋk Etymology: Cognate with danken and Dutch dank; compare the Latin grātia. Etymology templates: {{cog|la|grātia}} Latin grātia Head templates: {{head|de|preposition}} dank
  1. thanks to, because of, courtesy of Related terms: danken, bedanken, Dank [masculine], Undank
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