Funke

German

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German funcho, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *funkô. More at spunk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʊŋkə/

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Noun

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

1. spark

Derived terms

• Zündfunke
• Funkemariechen, Funkenmariechen

Further reading

• “Funke” in Duden online