Sack

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German sac, from Old High German sac, from Proto-West Germanic *sakku, from Proto-Germanic *sakkuz, from Latin saccus.

Cognate with Dutch zak, English sack. The sense “man” without doubt partly from “scrotum”, but Sack was also formerly used to refer to the belly or the human body as a whole.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zak/, (southern also) [sak]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun

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

  1. sack (large bag, especially one made of fabric)
  2. (informal) the sack; short for Hodensack (scrotum)
  3. (informal, derogatory) prick; sod
  4. (Southern Germany, Switzerland) pocket
    Synonym: Tasche

Usage notes

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  • Additional, more informal diminutive forms include western German Säckelchen, south-western Säckle, and Austro-Bavarian Sackerl. The last also means shopping bag in Austrian standard German.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Sack” in Duden online
  • Sack” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Middle High German sac, from Old High German sac, from Proto-West Germanic *sakku, from Proto-Germanic *sakkaz, from Latin saccus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Sack m (plural Seck, diminutive Seckche)

  1. sack

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German Old High German sac, from Proto-West Germanic *sakku, from Proto-Germanic *sakkuz.

Compare German Sack, Dutch zak, English sack.

Noun

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Sack m (plural Seck)

  1. bag, sack