See also: funk

German edit

Etymology 1 edit

Back-formation from funken, Funker, themselves from Funkentelegraphie, from Funken (spark) +‎ Telegraphie (telegraphy).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fʊŋk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊŋk

Noun edit

Funk m (strong, genitive Funks, no plural)

  1. 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
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Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from English funk.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Funk m (strong, genitive Funks, no plural)

  1. funk (music)
Declension edit

Further reading edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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)

  1. spark

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