Wink
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See also: wink
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From winken (“to wave”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Wink m (strong, genitive Winks or Winkes, plural Winke)
- wave (a loose back-and-forth movement, as of the hands)
- sign
- hint, cue, suggestion
- 1767, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Minna von Barnhelm[1], 4. Akt, 4. Szene:
- […] so gab er mir einen Wink, dem gnädigen Fräulein den Vorfall zu rapportieren.
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Declension
[edit]Declension of Wink [masculine, strong]