Steak
See also: steak
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English steak, from Old Norse steik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stɛɪ̯k/, /steːk/, /ʃteːk/ (fully Germanised form is rare)
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Noun
Steak n (strong, genitive Steaks, plural Steaks)
- steak (slice of meat, chiefly beef)
Usage notes
- There is no clear distinction between Steak and Schnitzel, except that the former is preferred with beef, the latter with all other meats (including veal).
Declension
Declension of Steak [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Steak | die | Steaks |
| genitive | eines | des | Steaks | der | Steaks |
| dative | einem | dem | Steak | den | Steaks |
| accusative | ein | das | Steak | die | Steaks |
See also
- Schnitzel n
Further reading
- “Steak” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Steak” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Steak” in Duden online
Steak on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de