See also: frack and fräck

German

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /fʁak/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun

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Frack m (strong, genitive Fracks or Frackes, plural Fräcke or Fracks, diminutive Fräckchen n)

  1. tailcoat

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Swedish: frack

References

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  1. ^ 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

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From German Frack, from English frock.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Frack m (plural Fräck)

  1. tailcoat

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English frock. Compare German Frack.

Noun

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Frack f (plural Fracke)

  1. dress
  2. frock