Funke
See also: funke
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Funke.
Proper noun
Funke (plural Funkes)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Funke is the 11971st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2609 individuals. Funke is most common among White (95.67%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Funke”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 613.
German
Alternative forms
- Funken (about as common in writing; predominant in colloquial speech)
Etymology
From Middle High German funke, vunke (also ablauted as vanke), from Old High German funko, funcho, from Proto-Germanic *funkô. More at English spunk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfʊŋkə/
Audio (file)
Noun
Funke m (weak, genitive Funkens, plural Funken, diminutive Fünkchen n or Fünklein n)
- spark
Declension
Declension of Funke [masculine, weak]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Funke | die | Funken |
genitive | eines | des | Funkens | der | Funken |
dative | einem | dem | Funken | den | Funken |
accusative | einen | den | Funken | die | Funken |
Derived terms
- Zündfunke
- Funkemariechen, Funkenmariechen
Related terms
- funkeln
Further reading
- “Funke” in Duden online
- “Funke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache