Trunk

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Trunk, also a Jewish Ashkenazi surname. === Proper noun === Trunk (plural Trunks) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Trunk is the 29366th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 805 individuals. Trunk is most common among White (93.66%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Trunk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German trunc, from Old High German trunk, from the root of trinken (“to drink”). Doublet of Drink. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁʊŋk/ === Noun === Trunk m (strong, genitive Trunkes or Trunks, plural Trünke) a drink, generally mixed of several ingredients, and often for medical or magical effect; a potion (higher register, archaic) any drink (archaic, except in compounds) the act of drinking ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (mixed drink): Trank (any drink): Getränk; Trank (act of drinking): Trinken ==== Derived terms ==== Trunksucht Umtrunk Zutrunk ==== Related terms ==== trinken ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: trunek === Further reading === “Trunk” in Duden online “Trunk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache