Packerl
German
Etymology
packen + -erl or Paket + -erl
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈb̥akɐl/ (Austria, Bavaria)
- IPA(key): /ˈpakɐl/
- Hyphenation: Pa‧ckerl
Noun
Packerl n (genitive Packerls, plural Packerl or Packerln)
- (Austria, informal) a packaging unit: goods (solid as well as liquid) packaged in a pack, packet, bag or carton
- Synonyms: Beutel, Getränkekarton, Päckchen, Schachtel, Tüte, Verpackung
- Hyponyms: Zigarettenpackerl, Chipspackerl, Milchpackerl, Kakaopackerl, Saftpackerl, Suppenpackerl, Tschickpackerl
- (Austria, Bavaria, informal) package, packet, parcel (sent by mail)
- Synonyms: Päckchen, Postpaket
- (Austria, Bavaria, informal) a packaged gift
- Synonym: Geschenkpaket
- Hyponym: Weihnachtspackerl
Declension
Declension of Packerl (neut strong)
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Packerl | die | Packerl, Packerln |
| genitive | eines | des | Packerls | der | Packerl, Packerln |
| dative | einem | dem | Packerl | den | Packerln |
| accusative | ein | das | Packerl | die | Packerl, Packerln |
Further reading
- “Packerl” in Duden online
- Ebner, Jakob (2019) Duden, Österreichisches Deutsch. Wörterbuch der Gegenwartssprache in Österreich., 5th edition, Berlin: Dudenverlag, →ISBN, page 340