Zinke

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Zinke. === Proper noun === Zinke (plural Zinkes) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Zinke is the 23866th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1058 individuals. Zinke is most common among White (94.14%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zinke”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === zenik, Kenzi, knezi == German == === Alternative forms === Zinken m === Etymology === From Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko, probably an enhanced form of zint (“a jag, point”), from Proto-Germanic *tinduz, *tindaz (“prong, pinnacle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɪŋkə/ === Noun === Zinke f (genitive Zinke, plural Zinken) prong tine tenon ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: cynk → Romanian: ținc === Further reading === “Zinke” in Duden online “Zinke”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)