Funke

See also: funke

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Funke.

Proper noun

Funke (plural Funkes)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Funke is the 11971^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2609 individuals. Funke is most common among White (95.67%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Funke”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 613.

German

Alternative forms

• Funken (about as common in writing; predominant in colloquial speech)

Etymology

From Middle High German funke, vunke (also ablauted as vanke), from Old High German funko, funcho, from Proto-West Germanic *funkō, from Proto-Germanic *funkô. More at English spunk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʊŋkə/

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Noun

Funke m (weak, genitive Funkens, plural Funken, diminutive Fünkchen n or Fünklein n)

1. spark

Declension

Declension of Funke [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Funke	die	Funken
genitive	eines	des	Funkens	der	Funken
dative	einem	dem	Funken	den	Funken
accusative	einen	den	Funken	die	Funken

Derived terms

• Zündfunke
• Funkemariechen, Funkenmariechen

Related terms

• funkeln

Further reading

• “Funke” in Duden online
• “Funke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache