Funk

See also: funk

German

Etymology 1

Back-formation from funken, Funker, themselves from Funkentelegraphie, from Funken (“spark”) +‎ Telegraphie (“telegraphy”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fʊŋk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊŋk

Noun

Funk m (strong, genitive Funks, no plural)

  1. radio (technology)
Usage notes
  • Funk is used for radio with several transmitters, as employed e.g. by police. It can also refer to audio programs transmitted by broadcasters, but Radio is the normal word for this.
Declension
Declension of Funk [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Funk
genitive eines des Funks
dative einem dem Funk
accusative einen den Funk
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English funk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /faŋk/
  • Rhymes: -aŋk

Noun

Funk m (strong, genitive Funks, no plural)

  1. funk (music)
Declension
Declension of Funk [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Funk
genitive eines des Funks
dative einem dem Funk
accusative einen den Funk

Further reading

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Funk”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 291

Plautdietsch

Noun

Funk f (plural Funke)

  1. spark

Derived terms
  • Funkestoppsel
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