Frack
See also: frack and fräck
German
Etymology
18th century, from English frock. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz and thus a doublet of Rock. The very open English [ɒ] was substituted with German [ɑ] (as it was then predominantly spoken).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʁak/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ak
Noun
Frack m (strong, genitive Fracks or Frackes, plural Fräcke or Fracks, diminutive Fräckchen n)
- tailcoat
Declension
Declension of Frack [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Frack | die | Fräcke, Fracks |
| genitive | eines | des | Fracks, Frackes | der | Fräcke, Fracks |
| dative | einem | dem | Frack, Fracke1 | den | Fräcken, Fracks |
| accusative | einen | den | Frack | die | Fräcke, Fracks |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- befrackt
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1989), “Frack”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
Further reading
- “Frack” in Duden online
- “Frack” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Frack on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From German Frack, from English frock.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /frak/, [fʀɑk]
- Rhymes: -ɑk
Noun
Frack m (plural Fräck)
- tailcoat
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Borrowed from English frock. Compare German Frack.
Noun
Frack f (plural Fracke)
- dress
- frock