Dreck

See also: dreck and dréck

German

Alternative forms
  • Drekk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dʁɛk/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

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

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

Declension
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

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

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

Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dʀæk/

Noun

Dreck m (plural Drecker)

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

Derived terms
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