Schnack
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
Schnack m (strong, genitive Schnacks, plural Schnacks)
- (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.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Schnack [masculine, strong]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Schnack” in Duden online