Sack

See also: sack and säck

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sac, from Old High German sac. 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
  • IPA(key): /zak/
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Audio(file)

Noun

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

  1. a sack; a large bag (especially made of fabric)
  2. (informal) the sack; short for Hodensack (“scrotum”)
  3. (informal) prick; sod; derogatory word for a man

Usage notes
  • 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
Declension of Sack
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
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms
Derived terms

Further reading
  • Sack in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sak/

Noun

Sack m (plural Seck, diminutive Seckche)

  1. sack

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Sack, Dutch zak, English sack.

Noun

Sack m (plural Seck)

  1. bag, sack
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