Kracke

German

Etymology

From German Low German. Cognate with Dutch kraak (“old animal”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁakə/

Noun

Kracke f (genitive Kracke, plural Kracken)

  1. old and weak horse
  2. (humorous) old and/or weak person
    Ach, ich alte Kracke! Ich komm ja kaum noch hoch.
    Oh, I’m an old horse! I can barely get up.

Declension
Declension of Kracke
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kracke die Kracken
genitive einer der Kracke der Kracken
dative einer der Kracke den Kracken
accusative eine die Kracke die Kracken
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.