Wrack

See also: wrack

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German wrak, probably from Old Saxon *wrak, derived from wrekan, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną, whence also German rächen and English wreak. Cognate with Dutch wrak, English wrack, wreck, and Scandinavian vrak (from Low German).

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

Noun

Wrack n (genitive Wracks or Wrackes, plural Wracks or Wracke)

  1. wreck (damaged remains of a ship, airplane, etc.)
    Das Wrack des Schiffs wurde mit Spezialkränen geborgen.
    The wreck of the ship was recovered with specialized cranes.
  2. wreck (physically and/or mentally unstable person)
    Während meiner Grippe war ich ein Wrack.
    During my flu, I was a wreck.
    Nach zwanzig Jahren Saufen war er ein Wrack.
    After twenty years of hard drinking, he was a wreck.

Usage notes
  • The normal plural is Wracks. The form Wracke is rare.

Declension
Declension of Wrack
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Wrack die Wracks
genitive eines des Wracks der Wracks
dative einem dem Wrack den Wracks
accusative ein das Wrack die Wracks
Declension of Wrack
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Wrack die Wracke
genitive eines des Wrackes,
Wracks		 der Wracke
dative einem dem Wrack,
Wracke1		 den Wracken
accusative ein das Wrack die Wracke
1Now uncommon, see notes

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