Tanker

German

Etymology

tanken +‎ -er, possibly reinforced by English tanker.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtaŋkɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Tan‧ker
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Noun

Tanker m (strong, genitive Tankers, plural Tanker)

  1. tanker, tankship
    Synonym: Tankschiff

Declension
Declension of Tanker [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tanker die Tanker
genitive eines des Tankers der Tanker
dative einem dem Tanker den Tankern
accusative einen den Tanker die Tanker

Hyponyms
  • Asphalttanker
  • Binnentanker
  • Chemietanker
  • Chemikalientanker
  • Flüssiggastanker
  • Fruchtsafttanker
  • Gastanker
  • Großtanker
  • Öltanker
  • Produktentanker
  • Riesentanker
  • Säuretanker
  • Supertanker
  • Treibstofftanker
  • Unglückstanker
  • Wasserstofftanker
  • Wassertanker

Derived terms
  • Tankerflotte
  • Tankerhavarie
  • Tankerkatastrophe
  • Tankerunfall
  • Tankerunglück
  • Tankerverkehr

Further reading
  • “Tanker” in Duden online
  • “Tanker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Tanker” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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