Zank

== Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === Zand (Moselle Franconian; some dialects of Ripuarian) Zahn (Ripuarian variant from standard German) === Etymology === From Middle High German zan, zant, from Old High German zan, zand, from Proto-West Germanic *tanþ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts. For the phonetic development compare Hand. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tsaŋk/ === Noun === Zank m (plural Zäng, diminutive Zänkche) (Ripuarian, now chiefly western dialects) tooth == German == === Etymology === Back-formation from zanken (“to row, to squabble”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡saŋk/ === Noun === Zank m (strong, genitive Zankes or Zanks, no plural) row, argument, quarrel Synonym: Streit ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Zanksucht === References === “Zank” in Duden online “Zank”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Plautdietsch == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Zank. === Noun === Zank m quarrel, fight, argument