Pack

See also: pack

German

Etymology

From Low German pack, from Middle Low German pak, from Old Saxon *pakko, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô. Akin to, and possibly borrowed from, Dutch pak.

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

Noun

Pack m or n (strong, genitive Packs or Packes, plural Packs or Packe)

  1. package, bundle, bunch, (unwieldy) bag
    Synonym: Packen

Usage notes
  • The plural Packs is more common in speech. The plural Packe is more common in writing.
  • The noun is predominantly masculine. At least regionally, it also occurs as a neuter. (For the always neuter noun meaning “rabble”, see below.)

Declension
Declension of Pack [masculine // neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das Pack die Packs, Packe
genitive eines des Packs, Packes der Packs, Packe
dative einem dem Pack, Packe1 den Packs, Packen
accusative einen, ein den, das Pack die Packs, Packe

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Noun

Pack n (strong, genitive Packs or Packes, no plural)

  1. (derogatory or humorous) rabble, mob, vermin, rascals
    Die Fans von [...] sind ein dreckiges Pack!
    The supporters of [football club] are dirty vermin!

Declension
Declension of Pack [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Pack
genitive eines des Packs, Packes
dative einem dem Pack, Packe1
accusative ein das Pack

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms
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