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Sack

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See also:sackandsäck

German

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Alternative forms

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S*ck(censored)

Etymology

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FromMiddle High Germansac, fromOld High Germansac, fromProto-West Germanic*sakku, fromProto-Germanic*sakkuz, fromLatinsaccus.

Cognate withDutchzak,Englishsack. The sense “man” without doubt partly from “scrotum”, butSack 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,genitiveSackesorSacks,pluralSäcke,diminutiveSäckchen norSäcklein n)

sack(large bag, especially one made of fabric)
(informal) thesack;short forHodensack(“scrotum”)
(informal, derogatory)prick;sod
(Southern Germany, Switzerland)pocket
Synonym:Tasche

Usage notes

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Additional, more informal diminutive forms include western GermanSäckelchen, south-westernSäckle, and Austro-BavarianSackerl. The last also meansshopping bag in Austrian standard German.

Declension

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Declension ofSack [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Sack	die	Säcke
genitive	eines	des	Sackes,Sacks	der	Säcke
dative	einem	dem	Sack,Sacke¹	den	Säcken
accusative	einen	den	Sack	die	Säcke