dank

== English == === Pronunciation === (without æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈdæŋk/, [ˈdæŋk] (æ-raising) (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈdeɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈdeɪ̯ŋk]; /ˈdɛ̃ŋk/, [ˈdɛ̃ŋk] Rhymes: -æŋk Hyphenation: dank Homophone: thank (th-stopping) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English danke (“wet, damp; dampness, moisture”), probably from North Germanic, related to Swedish dank (“marshy spot”), Icelandic dökk (“pool”), Old Norse dǫkk (“pit, depression”), from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz (“dark”). However, some trace it to a West Germanic source such as Dutch damp (“vapor”) or Middle High German damph, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dampaz (“smoke, steam, vapor”). Modern slang senses derived from the drug sense; compare based (“awesome, especially in a right-wing context online”) from drug terminology freebased. ==== Adjective ==== dank (comparative danker, superlative dankest) Dark, damp and humid. (figuratively, of marijuana) Moist and sticky, (by extension) highly potent. (Internet slang, often ironic) Great, awesome. (originally 4chan slang) Expounding right-wing views in a cool way; based. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== dank (uncountable) Moisture; humidity; water. Dankness; a dark, moist and usually unpleasant atmosphere. (slang) Strong, high-quality cannabis. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English danken, from the adjective (see above). ==== Verb ==== dank (third-person singular simple present danks, present participle danking, simple past and past participle danked) (obsolete, intransitive) To moisten, dampen; used of mist, dew etc. ==== References ==== === Etymology 3 === ==== Alternative forms ==== danek ==== Noun ==== dank (plural danks) (historical) A small silver coin formerly used in Persia. === Anagrams === D. Kan., N. Dak., NKDA, kDNA, kand, kdna == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɑŋk/ Hyphenation: dank Rhymes: -ɑŋk === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch danc, from Old Dutch thank, from Proto-Germanic *þankaz. ==== Noun ==== dank m (uncountable, no diminutive) gratitude, thanks show/token of recognition reward, recompense ===== Synonyms ===== dankbetoon dankbetuiging dankzegging ===== Antonyms ===== ondank ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Negerhollands: dank, danki, daṅki → Virgin Islands Creole: danki, dankie (archaic) → Papiamentu: danki → Sranan Tongo: danki, tangi → Saramaccan: tangí === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== dank inflection of danken: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative == German == === Etymology === From the noun Dank, as in phrases like "Dank sei dir", with the copula dropping away and a semantic broadening to cover causal senses. Compare English thanks to. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aŋk === Preposition === dank [with genitive or dative] thanks to, because of, courtesy of ==== Usage notes ==== In the written language, dank was originally used with the dative, but the genitive is now predominant. Personal pronouns still normally take the dative, although the genitive is possible in elevated style. Colloquial usage continues to prefer the dative in all contexts as it avoids the genitive to begin with. ==== Related terms ==== danken bedanken Dank m, Undank === References === === Further reading === “dank” in Duden online “dank”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[4] (in German) == Lower Sorbian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dank/, [daŋk] === Noun === dank m inan tax, fine, levy, duty ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Starosta, Manfred (1999), “dank”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag == Luxembourgish == === Verb === dank second-person singular imperative of danken == Vilamovian == === Alternative forms === daŋk, daonk === Etymology === From Middle High German danc, from Old High German danc, from Proto-Germanic *þankaz (“mind; remembrance; thanks”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think; to perceive”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === dank appreciation, gratitude, thanks ==== Related terms ==== danka, daŋka, daonka