zinke

See also: Zinke

English

Etymology 1

Noun

zinke (countable and uncountable, plural zinkes)

1. Alternative spelling of zink (“musical instrument”)

Etymology 2

Noun

zinke (countable and uncountable, plural zinkes)

1. Obsolete spelling of zinc (“metal”).
   • 1673, Robert Boyle, Essays of the Strange Subtility, Great Efficacy, Determinate Nature of Effluviums, page 47:

     We took an Ounce of filings of Zinke carefully weigh'd […]

Anagrams

• Kenzi, knezi, zenik

Dutch

Verb

zinke

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of zinken

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

zinke

1. inflection of zinken:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative