Kracke
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kracke.
Proper noun
Kracke (plural Krackes)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kracke is the 41164th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 529 individuals. Kracke is most common among White (95.84%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kracke”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 347.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from German Low German. Cognate with Dutch kraak (“old animal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrakə/
- Hyphenation 1996: Kra‧cke, pre-1996: Krak‧ke
Noun
Kracke f (genitive Kracke, plural Kracken)
- old and weak horse
- (humorous) old and/or weak person
- Ach, ich alte Kracke! Ich komm ja kaum noch hoch.
- Oh, I’m an old horse! I can barely get up.
Declension
Declension of Kracke [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Kracke | die | Kracken |
genitive | einer | der | Kracke | der | Kracken |
dative | einer | der | Kracke | den | Kracken |
accusative | eine | die | Kracke | die | Kracken |