trecke

Central Franconian

Etymology

Compare Dutch trekken, German Low German trecken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʀɛkə/

Verb

trecke (third-person singular present trick or treck, past tense trok, past participle jetrocke)

1. (Ripuarian) to pull, draw
2. (Ripuarian) to go, march
   • 1993, “Denn wenn et Trömmelche jeiht”‎^[1]performed by Räuber:

     Denn wenn et Trömmelche jeiht, dann stonn mer all parat,
     Un mer trecke durch de Stadt,
     Un jeder hät jesat: Kölle alaaf, alaaf! Kölle alaaf!

     For when the drums are playing, we're all there and ready,
     And we march through the city,
     And everyone said: Cologne hurrah, hurrah! Cologne hurrah!

Usage notes

• The second and third persons singular of the present always have a vowel change: the alternative form treck exhibits a change /ɛ/ → /e/, which is just not reflected in spelling.

Synonyms

• zehje, ziehe (chiefly Moselle Franconian)

Derived terms

• aantrecke
• ustrecke