Winker

See also: winker

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Winker.

Proper noun

Winker (plural Winkers)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Winker is the 34223^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 663 individuals. Winker is most common among White (95.32%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Winker”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Kerwin, Wrekin

German

Etymology

From Middle High German winker, winkære, equivalent to winken (“to wave”) +‎ -er.

Noun

Winker m (strong, genitive Winkers, plural Winker)

1. (automotive, driving) indicator, blinker

Declension

Declension of Winker [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Winker	die	Winker
genitive	eines	des	Winkers	der	Winker
dative	einem	dem	Winker	den	Winkern
accusative	einen	den	Winker	die	Winker

Derived terms

• Zurückwinker

Related terms

• winken
• Winkerkrabbe

Descendants

• → Japanese: ウインカー (uinkā)

Further reading

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

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviŋkɐ/

Noun

Winker m (plural Winkeren)

1. indicator, turn signal