Frack

See also: frack and fräck

German

Etymology

18th century, from English frock. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz and thus a doublet of Rock. The very open English [ɒ] was substituted with German [ɑ] (as it was then predominantly spoken).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fʁak/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun

Frack m (strong, genitive Fracks or Frackes, plural Fräcke or Fracks, diminutive Fräckchen n)

  1. tailcoat

Declension
Declension of Frack [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Frack die Fräcke, Fracks
genitive eines des Fracks, Frackes der Fräcke, Fracks
dative einem dem Frack, Fracke1 den Fräcken, Fracks
accusative einen den Frack die Fräcke, Fracks

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Frack”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Frack, from English frock.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /frak/, [fʀɑk]
    Rhymes: -ɑk

Noun

Frack m (plural Fräck)

  1. tailcoat

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Borrowed from English frock. Compare German Frack.

Noun

Frack f (plural Fracke)

  1. dress
  2. frock
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