Dudelsack
German edit
Etymology edit
Formally dudeln (“play monotone music, tootle”) + Sack (“sack, bag”). While it is uncertain whether the verb dudeln as such is originally Slavic or not, its use in Dudelsack is definitely based on Czech and/or Polish dudy (“bagpipes”). The latter was also borrowed into early modern German as Dudei.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Dudelsack m (strong, genitive Dudelsackes or Dudelsacks, plural Dudelsäcke)
- bagpipes
- Synonym: (less common) Sackpfeife
Declension edit
Declension of Dudelsack [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Dudelsack | die | Dudelsäcke |
| genitive | eines | des | Dudelsackes, Dudelsacks | der | Dudelsäcke |
| dative | einem | dem | Dudelsack, Dudelsacke1 | den | Dudelsäcken |
| accusative | einen | den | Dudelsack | die | Dudelsäcke |
1Now rare, see notes.