Trank

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German tranc, from Old High German tranc, from Proto-Germanic *drankiz (drink; dose; potion), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (to pull; draw; sip); compare Dutch drank (beverage, drink), Hunsrik Drank.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tʁaŋk/
  • Rhymes: -aŋk
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Noun

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Trank m (strong, genitive Trankes or Tranks, plural Tränke, diminutive Tränkchen n or Tränklein n)

  1. a drink, generally mixed of several ingredients, and often for medical or magical effect; a potion
    • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Vorspiel auf dem Theater”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil[1]:
      Viel Irrthum und ein Fünkchen Wahrheit, / So wird der beste Trank gebraut, / Der alle Welt erquickt und auferbaut.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (higher register, archaic) any drink

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