Tabak
See also: tabak and tabák
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish טאַבאַק (tabak).
Proper noun
Tabak (plural Tabaks)
- A surname from Yiddish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tabak is the 25381th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 975 individuals. Tabak is most common among White (95.79%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tabak”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- Batak, Kabat
German
Alternative forms
- Tobak (archaic)
- Taback, Toback, Tuback, Tubak (obsolete)
Etymology
16th century, from Spanish tabaco, in part through French tabac.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtabak/
Audio (file)
- IPA(key): /taˈbak/ (chiefly Austria)
- IPA(key): /ˈtaːbak/ (rare)
- Rhymes: -abak, -ak
Noun
Tabak m (strong, genitive Tabaks, plural Tabake)
- tobacco
Declension
Declension of Tabak [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Tabak | die | Tabake |
genitive | eines | des | Tabaks | der | Tabake |
dative | einem | dem | Tabak | den | Tabaken |
accusative | einen | den | Tabak | die | Tabake |
Further reading
- “Tabak” in Duden online
- “Tabak” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache