*hlankaz

Runic: ᚺᛚᚨᚾᚲᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈxlɑŋ.kɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

flexible; bendsome
slim; slender; sleek

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kleng-, *klenk- (‘to bend; wind; twist’), though with no certain cognates outside Germanic. Possible extra-Germanic comparanda include Latin clingō (‘to gird’) (which is only marginally attested), Tocharian B kleṅke (‘vehicle’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	hlankaz	hlankō	hlanką, -atō	hlankai	hlankôz	hlankō
Acc.	hlankanǭ	hlankǭ	hlanką, -atō	hlankanz	hlankōz	hlankō
Gen.	hlankas, -is	hlankaizōz	hlankas, -is	hlankaizǫ̂	hlankaizǫ̂	hlankaizǫ̂
Dat.	hlankammai	hlankaizōi	hlankammai	hlankaimaz	hlankaimaz	hlankaimaz
Inst.	hlankanō	hlankaizō	hlankanō	hlankaimiz	hlankaimiz	hlankaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	hlankô	hlankǭ	hlankô	hlankaniz	hlankōniz	hlankōnō
Acc.	hlankanų	hlankōnų	hlankô	hlankanunz	hlankōnunz	hlankōnō
Gen.	hlankiniz	hlankōniz	hlankiniz	hlankanǫ̂	hlankōnǫ̂	hlankanǫ̂
Dat.	hlankini	hlankōni	hlankini	hlankammaz	hlankōmaz	hlankammaz
Inst.	hlankinē	hlankōnē	hlankinē	hlankammiz	hlankōmiz	hlankammiz

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Descendants

hlanc (Old English)
- lank (Middle English)
  - lank (Scots)
hlanc (Old English)
- lank (Middle English)
  - lank (English)
    - lanky (English)

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