Schnack
German
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle Low German snak (“speech, chatter”), from Middle Low German snacken (“to speak, talk, chatter”), akin to Middle High German snacken (“to chatter, chat”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSchnack m (strong, genitive Schnacks, plural Schnacks)
- (Northern Germany) chat; saying
- Das ist ein ganz anderer Schnack. ― That's a whole different story.
- 1909, Hermann Löns, “Das Osterfeuer”, in Der letzte Hansbur, published 1996, →ISBN:
- Aber das mochte nur wieder so ein Schnack sein von Mutter Griebsch, die der jungen Frau sagte, was sie tun dürfe und was nicht.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
editDeclension of Schnack [masculine, strong]
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Schnack” in Duden online
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