Schnack
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German snak (“speech, chatter”), from Middle Low German snacken (“to speak, talk, chatter”), akin to Middle High German snacken (“to chatter, chat”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schnack m (strong, genitive Schnacks, plural Schnacks)
- (Northern Germany) chat; saying
- Das ist ein ganz anderer Schnack. ― That's a whole different story.
- 1909, Hermann Löns, “Das Osterfeuer”, in Der letzte Hansbur, published 1996, →ISBN:
- Aber das mochte nur wieder so ein Schnack sein von Mutter Griebsch, die der jungen Frau sagte, was sie tun dürfe und was nicht.
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Declension edit
Declension of Schnack [masculine, strong]
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Schnack” in Duden online