Gack

See also: gack and gäck

East Central German

Etymology

Compare German Jacke.

Noun

Gack f (plural [Term?], diminutive Gackl)

(Erzgebirgisch) jacket
Iech denk, du zist de Gack net meh ah.
I think you don't put the jacket on anymore.

References

Hendrik Heidler: "Echtes Erzgebirgisch, Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haasn", P. 46

German

Alternative forms

Kack

Etymology

Spelling variant of Kack reflecting the pronunciation. An onomatopoeic creation relating to the sound a baby makes when pressing while defecating (“a-a-”); compare Aa machen as well as Latin cacō, Ancient Greek κακκάω (kakkáō).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̥ak/

Noun

Gack m (strong, genitive Gacks, no plural, diminutive Gacki n)

(Austria, slightly vulgar) crap (something of poor quality; feces)

Declension

Declension of Gack [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gack
genitive	eines	des	Gacks
dative	einem	dem	Gack
accusative	einen	den	Gack

Synonyms

(feces): Exkrement n (very formal)
(feces): Kaviar m (paraphilia)
(feces): Kot m (formal)
(something of poor quality; feces): Scheiße f (vulgar)
(feces): Stuhl m (medical jargon)
(feces): A-a n (children's speech)

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