German word

blank

Pronunciation

IPA/blaŋk/

Meaning

  • adjectiveblank

Example

Sie gab mir ein blankes Blatt.

She handed me a blank sheet of paper.

Illustration for blank (blank)

More examples

Bitte geben Sie das blanke Formular am Empfang ab.

Please hand in the blank form at reception.

Core concept

A pristine page or field with its writing space untouched.

Common phrases

  • das blanke Formular

    blank form

  • ein blankes Blatt Papier

    blank sheet of paper

Similar words

leer: Containing nothing and showing no completed entries.
blanko: A ready-made form or document still awaiting completion.
unbeschriftet: Lacking any name, heading, label, or explanatory text.

Definition in German

nicht ausgefüllt; frei von Eintrag oder Text

Word origin

German blank came through Middle High German blanc from Old French blanc, ultimately from a Germanic word for shining or white, and extended to an unwritten surface.

Usage tips

  • As an attributive adjective, blank takes normal endings: ein blankes Blatt, but predicative Das Blatt ist blank has no ending.

Other meanings

  • emptyadjective
  • unwrittenadjective

Opposites

  • ausgefülltfilled inadjective
  • vorgefülltpre-filledadjective

Related words

  • Blankoblank formnoun

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