Geck

See also: geck

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German geck (“fool”). The same word has later been borrowed again from Ripuarian as jeck (“crazy”) and Jeck (“fool; carnival reveler”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡɛkʰ]
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Noun

Geck m (genitive Gecken or Gecks, plural Gecken)

(somewhat dated) dandy, coxcomb, poser (vain, narcisstic man)
Synonyms: Laffe, Stutzer, Zierbengel, Gigerl (chiefly Austria, fashionable in the 1880s), Lackaffe (colloquial), Fatzke (colloquial, regional), Poser (youth slang)

Usage notes

The word can be declined according to the weak or the strong pattern. The former is more originally standard, but the latter is also found.

Declension

Weak declension

Declension of Geck

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Geck	die	Gecken
genitive	eines	des	Gecken	der	Gecken
dative	einem	dem	Gecken	den	Gecken
accusative	einen	den	Gecken	die	Gecken

Strong declension

Declension of Geck

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Geck	die	Gecken
genitive	eines	des	Gecks	der	Gecken
dative	einem	dem	Geck	den	Gecken
accusative	einen	den	Geck	die	Gecken

Luxembourgish

Noun

Geck m (plural Gecken)

(pejorative) madman, lunatic, maniac
fool, crackpot

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Geck

German

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Usage notes

Declension

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Noun