Planke

See also: planke

German

Etymology

From Middle High German (Central German) and Middle Low German planke, both via northern dialects of Old French, planke, ultimately from Late Latin planca, a vulgar variant of phalanga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplaŋkə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Planke f (genitive Planke, plural Planken)

1. plank (big or thick board of wood)

Declension

Declension of Planke [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Planke	die	Planken
genitive	einer	der	Planke	der	Planken
dative	einer	der	Planke	den	Planken
accusative	eine	die	Planke	die	Planken

Derived terms

• Beplankung
• Leitplanke
• Plankengang
• Schutzplanke
• über die Planke gehen

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: пла́нка (plánka)
• → Hungarian: palánk
  • → Ottoman Turkish: پلانقه (palanka) (see there for further descendants)
• → Russian: пла́нка (plánka)
• → Serbo-Croatian: planka / планка

Further reading

• “Planke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Planke” in Duden online