# die Pranke

die Pranke is a German noun meaning “large, coarse hand”. Forms: der Pranke, die Pranken.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Pranke
- Plural: die Pranken

## In other languages

- Русский: медвежья лапа
- Українська: лапа

## Meanings

1. paw of a large predator, especially felines
2. _colloquial_ large, coarse hand
   - Ich dagegen finde die Stimme meines Vaters weniger furchteinflößend als seine riesigen Pranken. — I, in contrast, deem the voice of my father less fear-inducing than his huge hands.
3. paw
   - Der Tiger war tot. Seine Pranke lag schlaff auf dem Boden.

## Examples

- Er hat Pranken. — He has huge hands.

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URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Pranke