Pink

See also: pink

English

Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
  • As an English surname, from Old English pinca (“chaffinch”). This would not be a native Germanic inheritance as the expected form would be finc, thus probably borrowed or contaminated from Vulgar Latin *pincio (see French pinson) and its related parallels.
  • Also as an English surname, from rare Middle English pink (“something small”), presumably related to pinkie.
  • As a German occupational surname for a blacksmith, from imitative pink(e)pank, after the sound of hammering.
  • As a Lower Sorbian surname, variant of Pjeńk, see Penk.

Proper noun

Pink

  1. A surname.

Etymology 2

Shortening.

Noun

Pink (plural Pinks)

  1. (slang, derogatory, dated) An operative of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From the adjective pink.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɪŋk/
  • Hyphenation: Pink

Noun

Pink n (strong, genitive Pinks, plural Pinks)

  1. pink (color)

Declension
Declension of Pink [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Pink die Pinks
genitive eines des Pinks der Pinks
dative einem dem Pink den Pinks
accusative ein das Pink die Pinks

See also
Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)
     Weiß      Grau      Schwarz
             Rot (Purpur)              Orange; Braun              Gelb; Creme, Ocker
             Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün)              Grün (Dunkelgrün)             
             Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün)              Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau)              Blau (Dunkelblau)
             Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa)              Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur)              Rosa; Pink

References
  • “Pink” in Duden online
  • “Pink” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Saterland Frisian
Finger names
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Etymology

Related to Dutch pink.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪŋk/
  • Hyphenation: Pink

Noun

Pink m (plural Pinke)

  1. little finger

References
  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Pink”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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