spæk
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German spek, form Proto-Germanic *spiką, cognate with German Speck (“bacon”), English speck (“fat”), Old Norse spik. The geminate consonant of Danish spæk(k-), Norwegian spekk and Swedish späck points to a Low German origin (the Old Norse form would have resulted in Danish *speg).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spɛk/, [ˈsb̥ɛɡ̊]
Noun
spæk n (singular definite spækket, not used in plural form)
- blubber (of a whale or a seal)
- fat (of a pig)
Inflection
Declension of spæk
| neuter gender | Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | spæk | spækket |
| genitive | spæks | spækkets |
Derived terms
- spækfyldt
- spækhugger
- spækhøker
- spække
- spæklag
References
- “spæk” in Den Danske Ordbog