Frack
German edit
Etymology edit
18th century, from English frock. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz and thus a doublet of Rock. The very open English [ɒ] was substituted with German [ɑ] (as it was then predominantly spoken).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Frack m (strong, genitive Fracks or Frackes, plural Fräcke or Fracks, diminutive Fräckchen n)
Declension edit
Declension of Frack [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Frack”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- “Frack” in Duden online
- “Frack” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Frack on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From German Frack, from English frock.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Frack m (plural Fräck)
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English frock. Compare German Frack.
Noun edit
Frack f (plural Fracke)