Krake

See also: krake, krakë, and kråke

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁaːkə/
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Noun

Krake f or m (genitive Krake or Kraken, plural Kraken)

  1. an octopus
  2. (mythology) a kraken

Usage notes

Prescriptive grammars define the word as masculine, which is the traditional usage and is still common in some regions. On the whole, however, Krake is now more often treated as feminine (albeit not in scientific usage).

Declension
Feminine gender
Declension of Krake
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Krake die Kraken
genitive einer der Krake der Kraken
dative einer der Krake den Kraken
accusative eine die Krake die Kraken
Masculine gender
Declension of Krake
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Krake die Kraken
genitive eines des Kraken der Kraken
dative einem dem Kraken den Kraken
accusative einen den Kraken die Kraken

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