Schlacke

German

Etymology

Derived (in the 16th century) from Middle Low German slagge, which is in metallurgy the result of schlagen and schlag (Old High German slag, slac (“a hit, strike, blow”)).

Noun

Schlacke f (genitive Schlacke, plural Schlacken)

slag, dross, scoria
cinders, clinker
sediment, dregs, scum
(physiology) metabolic residue in body tissue or digestive system
(dialect) rectum

Declension

Declension of Schlacke

	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

Further reading

Schlacke in Duden online

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