Noun
das / der Zink
Pronunciation: /tsɪŋk/
zinc
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Meanings
Noun
- zinc
- cornetto (a trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods)
Example sentence
Zink ist ein Metall.
Zinc is a metal.
Word forms
Noun
singular
das Zink
No common plural.
Noun
singular
der Zink
plural
die Zinken
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Zink
Accusativedas Zink
Dativedem Zink
Genitivedes Zinkes
Zink has no common plural.
Usage
- eine Legierung mit Zink — An alloy containing zinc.
- das Zink / der Zink — The metal versus a historical wind instrument; the article distinguishes them.
Die Beschichtung enthält Zink.
The coating contains zinc.