Funk
See also: funk
German edit
Etymology 1 edit
Back-formation from funken, Funker, themselves from Funkentelegraphie, from Funken (“spark”) + Telegraphie (“telegraphy”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Funk m (strong, genitive Funks, no plural)
- radio (technology)
Usage notes edit
- Funk is used for radio with several transmitters, as employed e.g. by police. It can also refer to audio programs transmitted by broadcasters, but Radio is the normal word for this.
Declension edit
Declension of Funk [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Funk m (strong, genitive Funks, no plural)
- funk (music)
Declension edit
Declension of Funk [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Funk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Funk (Musik)” in Duden online
- “Funk (Übertragung)” in Duden online
- Funk on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
References edit
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Funk”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 291
Plautdietsch edit
Noun edit
Funk f (plural Funke)