spack
English
Etymology
Possibly a contraction of spastic (as a term of abuse).
Noun
spack (plural spacks)
- (Britain slang, derogatory) A clumsy, foolish, or mentally deficient person.
- You spilt beer on your shirt, you spack!
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:spack.
Derived terms
German
Etymology
From Middle Low German spak (“thin, dry, brittle”) from spake (“brushwood”). Or from rare Middle Low German spak (“tame, calm”) from an unknown source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃpak/, [ʃpakʰ]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ak
Adjective
spack (comparative spacker, superlative am spacksten)
- (regional, Northern Germany, usually of people) thin, scrawny (having an unusually low amount of both muscle and fat)
- (regional, Northern Germany, of wood) dry, brittle
Declension
Positive forms of spack
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist spack | sie ist spack | es ist spack | sie sind spack | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | spacker | spacke | spackes | spacke |
genitive | spacken | spacker | spacken | spacker | |
dative | spackem | spacker | spackem | spacken | |
accusative | spacken | spacke | spackes | spacke | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der spacke | die spacke | das spacke | die spacken |
genitive | des spacken | der spacken | des spacken | der spacken | |
dative | dem spacken | der spacken | dem spacken | den spacken | |
accusative | den spacken | die spacke | das spacke | die spacken | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein spacker | eine spacke | ein spackes | (keine) spacken |
genitive | eines spacken | einer spacken | eines spacken | (keiner) spacken | |
dative | einem spacken | einer spacken | einem spacken | (keinen) spacken | |
accusative | einen spacken | eine spacke | ein spackes | (keine) spacken |
Comparative forms of spack
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist spacker | sie ist spacker | es ist spacker | sie sind spacker | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | spackerer | spackere | spackeres | spackere |
genitive | spackeren | spackerer | spackeren | spackerer | |
dative | spackerem | spackerer | spackerem | spackeren | |
accusative | spackeren | spackere | spackeres | spackere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der spackere | die spackere | das spackere | die spackeren |
genitive | des spackeren | der spackeren | des spackeren | der spackeren | |
dative | dem spackeren | der spackeren | dem spackeren | den spackeren | |
accusative | den spackeren | die spackere | das spackere | die spackeren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein spackerer | eine spackere | ein spackeres | (keine) spackeren |
genitive | eines spackeren | einer spackeren | eines spackeren | (keiner) spackeren | |
dative | einem spackeren | einer spackeren | einem spackeren | (keinen) spackeren | |
accusative | einen spackeren | eine spackere | ein spackeres | (keine) spackeren |
Superlative forms of spack
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist am spacksten | sie ist am spacksten | es ist am spacksten | sie sind am spacksten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | spackster | spackste | spackstes | spackste |
genitive | spacksten | spackster | spacksten | spackster | |
dative | spackstem | spackster | spackstem | spacksten | |
accusative | spacksten | spackste | spackstes | spackste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der spackste | die spackste | das spackste | die spacksten |
genitive | des spacksten | der spacksten | des spacksten | der spacksten | |
dative | dem spacksten | der spacksten | dem spacksten | den spacksten | |
accusative | den spacksten | die spackste | das spackste | die spacksten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein spackster | eine spackste | ein spackstes | (keine) spacksten |
genitive | eines spacksten | einer spacksten | eines spacksten | (keiner) spacksten | |
dative | einem spacksten | einer spacksten | einem spacksten | (keinen) spacksten | |
accusative | einen spacksten | eine spackste | ein spackstes | (keine) spacksten |
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