Funk

See also: funk

German

Etymology 1

Back-formation from funken, Funker, themselves from Funkentelegraphie, from Funken (“spark”) +‎ Telegraphie (“telegraphy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʊŋk/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ʊŋk

Noun

Funk m (strong, genitive Funks, no plural)

1. radio (technology)

Usage notes

• Funk is used for radio with several transmitters, as employed e.g. by police. It can also refer to audio programs transmitted by broadcasters, but Radio is the normal word for this.

Declension

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

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Funkantenne
• Funkfrequenz
• Funkgerät
• Funkempfänger
• Funkloch
• Funksender
• Funksignal
• Funkverbindung
• Funkwelle
• Funkwerbung
• Amateurfunk
• Flurfunk
• Hörfunk
• Polizeifunk
• Rundfunk
• Seefunk
• Staatsfunk

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English funk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faŋk/
• Rhymes: -aŋk

Noun

Funk m (strong, genitive Funks, no plural)

1. funk (music)

Declension

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

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

Further reading

• “Funk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Funk (Musik)” in Duden online
• “Funk (Übertragung)” in Duden online
• Funk on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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Noun

Funk f (plural Funke)

1. spark

Derived terms

• Funkestoppsel

Related terms

• funkle