Schnack

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German snak (“speech, chatter”), from Middle Low German snacken (“to speak, talk, chatter”), akin to Middle High German snacken (“to chatter, chat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃnak/
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Noun

Schnack m (strong, genitive Schnacks, plural Schnacks)

  1. (Northern Germany) chat; saying
    Das ist ein ganz anderer Schnack. ― That's a whole different story.
    • 1909, Hermann Löns, “Das Osterfeuer”, in Der letzte Hansbur, published 1996, →ISBN:
      Aber das mochte nur wieder so ein Schnack sein von Mutter Griebsch, die der jungen Frau sagte, was sie tun dürfe und was nicht.
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Declension

Declension of Schnack [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schnack die Schnacks
genitive eines des Schnacks der Schnacks
dative einem dem Schnack den Schnacks
accusative einen den Schnack die Schnacks

Further reading

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