Brink

English

Proper noun

Brink (plural Brinks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brink is the 2989^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11982 individuals. Brink is most common among White (93.65%) individuals.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German Brink, from Middle Low German brink, from Proto-Germanic *brinkaz. Cognate with Dutch brink, English brink.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɪŋk/

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Noun

Brink m (strong, genitive Brinkes or Brinks, plural Brinke)

1. (regional, Northern Germany, now chiefly in placenames) small meadow or plot of grass, often slightly hilly or elevated; village green

   Synonym: Anger

Declension

Declension of Brink [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Brink	die	Brinke
genitive	eines	des	Brinkes, Brinks	der	Brinke
dative	einem	dem	Brink, Brinke1	den	Brinken
accusative	einen	den	Brink	die	Brinke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Brinkmann (common family name)
• Dorfbrink