Sock
See also: sock
Central Franconian
Etymology
From Old High German soc, from Latin soccus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɔk/
Noun
Sock f or m (plural Söck or Socke, diminutive Söckche or Seckche)
- (most dialects) sock
Usage notes
- The word was originally masculine in Ripuarian, but is now often feminine under standard German influence.
- In Ripuarian, the plural Söck is predominant (even with feminine gender), Socke is rarer. Moselle Franconian has only Socke.
- The diminutive is irregular. (The expected form is *Söckelche.)
Plautdietsch
Noun
Sock f (plural Socke)
- sock
- foot