Schranke

See also: Schränke

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schranke, related to Old High German firskrenken (“to prevent”), German schränken (“to put or pile things crosswise”), from Proto-Germanic *skrankaz (“barrier, grid”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend, turn”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʁaŋkə/
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Noun

Schranke f (genitive Schranke, plural Schranken)

  1. gate (barrier that can be pulled or moved up to allow passage)
    Synonym: (chiefly military) Schlagbaum
  2. (by extension) a level crossing with such a gate
    Synonym: Bahnübergang
  3. (chiefly figurative) some other kind of barrier or limit
    Synonym: Grenze

Declension
Declension of Schranke [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schranke die Schranken
genitive einer der Schranke der Schranken
dative einer der Schranke den Schranken
accusative eine die Schranke die Schranken

Hyponyms
  • Bahnschranke, Bezahlschranke, Gebührenschranke, Handelsschranke, Zollschranke, Zufahrtsschranke

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Czech: šraňk

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “schränken”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading
  • “Schranke” in Duden online
  • “Schranke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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