Sekt

See also: sekt

German

Etymology

Borrowed in the 17th century, and provided with an additional -t, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French (vin) sec, that is “dry wine”, which is also the original sense in German. The sense “sparkling wine” is believed to originate from an anecdote in 19th-century Berlin. The actor Ludwig Devrient supposedly ordered a bottle of wine using the phrase Bring [er] mir Sekt, Schurke!, based on the German translation of the line “Give me a cup of sack, rogue!” from Shakespeare’s Henry IV. He was served sparkling wine, his usual order, and this sense was given to the word Sekt when the phrase and anecdote caught on.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛkt/

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Noun

Sekt m (genitive Sektes or Sekts, plural Sekte, diminutive Sektchen n)

1. sparkling wine

Synonyms

• Schaumwein (formal; officialese)
• Prickelbrause (colloquial; jokingly)
• Puffbrause, Nuttenbrause (derogative)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Jahrgangssekt
• Natursekt
• Sektfrühstück

• Sektglas
• Sektkorken

See also

• Champagner

Further reading

• “Sekt” in Duden online