Schlacke

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃlakə/

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Etymology 1

From Middle Low German slagge (“slag”, older “splinter of hammered iron”, 14th c.), from slān (“to hit, strike”), the cognate of German schlagen. Compare Dutch slak, English slag, both also from Middle Low German.

Noun

Schlacke f (genitive Schlacke, plural Schlacken)

1. slag, dross, scoria
2. cinders, clinker
3. sediment, dregs, scum
4. (physiology) metabolic residue in body tissue or digestive system
5. (dialect) rectum

Declension

Declension of Schlacke [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schlacke	die	Schlacken
genitive	einer	der	Schlacke	der	Schlacken
dative	einer	der	Schlacke	den	Schlacken
accusative	eine	die	Schlacke	die	Schlacken

Descendants

• → Russian: шлак (šlak)
• → Serbo-Croatian: šljȁka, шља̏ка
• → Yiddish: שלאַק (shlak)
• → English: schlock

Etymology 2

Alteration of Schalke based on etymology 1 above, suggested by the club’s origins in, and continued association with, coal mining.

Proper noun

Schlacke n (proper noun, strong, genitive Schlackes)

1. (humorous, often derogatory) FC Schalke 04 (football club of Gelsenkirchen, Ruhrgebiet)

Further reading

• “Schlacke” in Duden online