cynk

See also: Cynk

Kashubian

Chemical element (edit)
Zn Atomic number 30 cynk
Classification data Period 4 Group 12 Block d-block Class transition metal
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Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-ónts

Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntsder.

Proto-Germanic *tindaz

Old High German zint?

Old High German zinko

Middle High German zinke

German Zinke?

German Zinkbor.

Kashubian cynk

Borrowed from German Zink.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡siŋk/
• Rhymes: -iŋk
• Syllabification: cynk

Noun

cynk m inan

1. zinc (element)

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994), “cynk”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “cynk”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “cynk”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Middle English

Alternative forms

• synk, synke

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French cinq (“five”), from Old French cinc, from Latin cīnque, form of quīnque, from Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. Doublet of fyf (“five”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sink/

Noun

cynk

1. Cinque; the number five on dice.

   Coordinate terms: as, dews, trey, quatre, sys

Descendants

• English: cinque, cinq (archaic), sinque (obsolete), sink, sank (misspellings)
  • → Japanese: シンク (shinku)
• Middle Scots: sink

References

• “cink, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Polish

Chemical element (edit)
Zn Atomic number 30 cynk
Classification data Period 4 Group 12 Block d-block Class transition metal
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Next: gal (Ga) →

cynk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɘŋk/

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• Rhymes: -ɘŋk
• Syllabification: cynk
• Homophone: Cynk

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-ónts

Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntsder.

Proto-Germanic *tindaz

Old High German zint?

Old High German zinko

Middle High German zinke

German Zinke?

German Zinkbor.

Polish cynk

Borrowed from German Zink. Doublet of cynek.

Noun

cynk m inan (related adjective cynkowy)

1. zinc (chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a blue-silvery metal that is slightly brittle at room temperature and tarnishes slightly in moist air)
2. alternative form of cynek

Declension

Declension of cynk

	singular
nominative	cynk
genitive	cynku
dative	cynkowi
accusative	cynk
instrumental	cynkiem
locative	cynku
vocative	cynku

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-ónts

Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntsder.

Proto-Germanic *tindaz

Old High German zint?

Old High German zinko

Middle High German zinke

German Zinkebor.

Polish cynk

Borrowed from German Zinke.

Noun

cynk m inan

1. (slang) tip-off (information conveyed in a clandestine manner)

Declension

Declension of cynk

	singular
nominative	cynk
genitive	cynku
dative	cynkowi
accusative	cynk
instrumental	cynkiem
locative	cynku
vocative	cynku

Further reading

• “cynk”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “cynk”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)
• cynk in PWN's encyclopedia