tanko

Esperanto

Etymology

From English tank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtanko]
• Rhymes: -anko
• Hyphenation: tan‧ko

Noun

tanko (accusative singular tankon, plural tankoj, accusative plural tankojn)

1. tank (armored vehicle)

Finnish

Etymology

• stanko (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᛊᛏᚨᚾᚷᚢ (*stangu), from Proto-Germanic *stangō (“bar, rod, stake”) (compare German Stange).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑŋko/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ŋko̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋko
• Syllabification^(key): tan‧ko

Noun

tanko

1. rod, bar, pole, staff (long stick)

   tankotanssi ― pole dance

   1. (ballet) barre (handrail fixed to a wall to aid exercises)
   2. (metallurgy) billet
2. Ellipsis of kanelitanko (“quill; thin dried piece of something, especially cinnamon”).
3. Ellipsis of vaniljatanko (“stick; dried fruit of vanilla”).
4. Ellipsis of saippuatanko (“loaf; large block of soap”).
5. Ellipsis of vaatetanko (“clothes rail”).

Declension

Inflection of tanko (Kotus type 1*G/valo, nk-ng gradation)
nominative		tanko	tangot
genitive		tangon	tankojen
partitive		tankoa	tankoja
illative		tankoon	tankoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tanko	tangot
accusative	nom.	tanko	tangot
	gen.	tangon
genitive		tangon	tankojen
partitive		tankoa	tankoja
inessive		tangossa	tangoissa
elative		tangosta	tangoista
illative		tankoon	tankoihin
adessive		tangolla	tangoilla
ablative		tangolta	tangoilta
allative		tangolle	tangoille
essive		tankona	tankoina
translative		tangoksi	tangoiksi
abessive		tangotta	tangoitta
instructive		—	tangoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tanko (Kotus type 1*G/valo, nk-ng gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tankoni tankoni accusative nom. tankoni tankoni gen. tankoni genitive tankoni tankojeni partitive tankoani tankojani inessive tangossani tangoissani elative tangostani tangoistani illative tankooni tankoihini adessive tangollani tangoillani ablative tangoltani tangoiltani allative tangolleni tangoilleni essive tankonani tankoinani translative tangokseni tangoikseni abessive tangottani tangoittani instructive — — comitative — tankoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tankosi tankosi accusative nom. tankosi tankosi gen. tankosi genitive tankosi tankojesi partitive tankoasi tankojasi inessive tangossasi tangoissasi elative tangostasi tangoistasi illative tankoosi tankoihisi adessive tangollasi tangoillasi ablative tangoltasi tangoiltasi allative tangollesi tangoillesi essive tankonasi tankoinasi translative tangoksesi tangoiksesi abessive tangottasi tangoittasi instructive — — comitative — tankoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tankomme tankomme accusative nom. tankomme tankomme gen. tankomme genitive tankomme tankojemme partitive tankoamme tankojamme inessive tangossamme tangoissamme elative tangostamme tangoistamme illative tankoomme tankoihimme adessive tangollamme tangoillamme ablative tangoltamme tangoiltamme allative tangollemme tangoillemme essive tankonamme tankoinamme translative tangoksemme tangoiksemme abessive tangottamme tangoittamme instructive — — comitative — tankoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tankonne tankonne accusative nom. tankonne tankonne gen. tankonne genitive tankonne tankojenne partitive tankoanne tankojanne inessive tangossanne tangoissanne elative tangostanne tangoistanne illative tankoonne tankoihinne adessive tangollanne tangoillanne ablative tangoltanne tangoiltanne allative tangollenne tangoillenne essive tankonanne tankoinanne translative tangoksenne tangoiksenne abessive tangottanne tangoittanne instructive — — comitative — tankoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tankonsa tankonsa accusative nom. tankonsa tankonsa gen. tankonsa genitive tankonsa tankojensa partitive tankoaan tankoansa tankojaan tankojansa inessive tangossaan tangossansa tangoissaan tangoissansa elative tangostaan tangostansa tangoistaan tangoistansa illative tankoonsa tankoihinsa adessive tangollaan tangollansa tangoillaan tangoillansa ablative tangoltaan tangoltansa tangoiltaan tangoiltansa allative tangolleen tangollensa tangoilleen tangoillensa essive tankonaan tankonansa tankoinaan tankoinansa translative tangokseen tangoksensa tangoikseen tangoiksensa abessive tangottaan tangottansa tangoittaan tangoittansa instructive — — comitative — tankoineen tankoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• hammastanko
• juustotanko
• kanelitanko
• kierretanko
• levitystanko
• levytanko
• lipputanko
• mustetanko
• neliötanko
• ohjaustanko
• peräsintanko
• piitanko
• puolitangossa
• puolitanko
• puolitankoon
• rautatanko
• rekkitanko
• ruuvitanko
• saippuatanko
• spriitanko
• tangonreuna
• tankoharppi
• tankojuoppo
• tankojuoppous
• tankokomero
• tankotanssi
• tankoteräs
• työntötanko
• vaatetanko
• vaihdetanko
• vaniljatanko
• varpatanko
• verhotanko
• viiritanko
• viputanko
• voimatanko
• voimistelutanko

 

References

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Further reading

• “tanko”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• kanto, katon, nokat, tokan

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ̃.ku/

Verb

tanko

1. first-person singular present indicative of tankar

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

tanko

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of tanak