Schank

English

Alternative forms

• Schanck

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schank.

Proper noun

Schank (plural Schanks)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schank is the 15922^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1825 individuals. Schank is most common among White (94.63%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schank”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Middle High German schanc. The relation to schranc (German Schrank) seems not quite clear. If schanc is a simplified form, it may have been influenced by schaf (whence the northwestern Central Franconian Schaf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaŋk/

Noun

Schank m (plural Schänk, diminutive Schänkelche)

1. (eastern Moselle Franconian) cupboard

   Synonym: (Ripuarian, western MF) Schaf

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaŋk/

• Audio

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Noun

Schank m (strong, genitive Schankes or Schanks, plural Schänke) (chiefly archaic)

1. verbal noun of schenken
2. bar, tavern, pub

Declension

Declension of Schank [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schank	die	Schänke
genitive	eines	des	Schankes, Schanks	der	Schänke
dative	einem	dem	Schank, Schanke1	den	Schänken
accusative	einen	den	Schank	die	Schänke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Noun

Schank f (genitive Schank, plural Schanken)

1. (Bavaria, Austria) alternative form of Schenke (“bar, pub”)

Declension

Declension of Schank [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schank	die	Schanken
genitive	einer	der	Schank	der	Schanken
dative	einer	der	Schank	den	Schanken
accusative	eine	die	Schank	die	Schanken

Further reading

• “Schank” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schank” in Duden online
• “Schank” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German schinke, from Old High German skinca. Cognate with German Schinken (“ham”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑŋk/
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋk

Noun

Schank f (plural Schanken)

1. bone

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German schanc, perhaps a variant of schranc, whence German Schrank.

Noun

Schank m (plural Schenk)

1. cupboard

Derived terms

• Brotschank
• Gscharrschank
• Kicheschank