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Dreck

See also: dreck and dréck

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old High German drec, from Proto-Germanic *þrakjaz. Cognate with Old Norse þrekkr and Swedish träck.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dʁɛk/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Dreck m (strong, genitive Dreckes or Drecks, no plural)

  1. dirt
  2. filth
  3. (Austria) excrement, faeces

Declension

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Declension of Dreck [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Dreck
genitive eines des Dreckes, Drecks
dative einem dem Dreck, Drecke1
accusative einen den Dreck

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Czech: drek
  • → Kashubian: drëk
  • → Serbo-Croatian: дре̏к (drȅk)
  • → Slovene: drȅk

Further reading

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  • “Dreck” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Dreck” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Dreck” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German drek, from Proto-Germanic *þrakjaz. Cognate with German Dreck, Dutch drek.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Dreck m (plural Drecker)

  1. dirt, filth
  2. rubbish, junk, refuse
  3. excrement, feces

Derived terms

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