Sack

See also: sack and säck

German

Etymology

From Old High German sac

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun

Sack m (genitive Sacks or Sackes, plural Säcke, diminutive Säckchen n or Säcklein n or Säckle n or Sackerl n)

  1. A sack; a large bag made of fabric
  2. (informal) The sack; a synonym for Hodensack (“scrotum”)

Usage notes

Additional, more diminutive forms include western German Säckelchen and Austro-Bavarian Sackerl. (The latter also means shopping bag in Austrian standard German.)

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Further reading

  • Sack in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Sack, Dutch zak, English sack.

Noun

Sack m (plural Seck)

  1. bag, sack
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