Fink

See also: fink

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vinke, from Old High German finco.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɪŋk/
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Noun

Fink m (genitive Finken or Finks, plural Finken)

  1. finch

Usage notes

The word may have weak or strong declension; colloquially it is almost exclusively strong.

Declension

Weak declension:

Declension of Fink
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fink die Finken
genitive eines des Finken der Finken
dative einem dem Finken den Finken
accusative einen den Finken die Finken

Strong declension:

Declension of Fink
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fink die Finken
genitive eines des Finks der Finken
dative einem dem Fink den Finken
accusative einen den Fink die Finken

Further reading
  • Fink in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Old High German finco. Compare German Fink, Dutch vink, English finch.

Noun

Fink m (plural Finke)

  1. finch

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *fink, from Proto-Germanic *finkiz. More at finch.

Noun

Fink m

  1. (zoology) finch

Derived terms
  • Buukfink
  • Tieselfink
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