English Explanatory Dictionary

Zink

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
noun
  1. A type of cornett.
noun
  1. Obsolete spelling of zinc.

Word forms

Zink zinks zinck zincke zinke

Etymology

* As a German surname, from an obsolete derivative of Proto-Germanic *tindaz (“peak, spike, tooth”). * As a surname derived from various Romance languages, from Jacinctus, derived from the saint's name Hyacinthus. Comparable to Spanish Jacinto, Italian Giacinto.

Derived words

zinkist
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