Schlacke

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlakə/

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German slagge (“slag”, older “splinter of hammered iron”, 14th c.), from slān (“to hit, strike”), the cognate of German schlagen. Compare Dutch slak, English slag, both also from Middle Low German.

Noun

Schlacke f (genitive Schlacke, plural Schlacken)

  1. slag, dross, scoria
  2. cinders, clinker
  3. sediment, dregs, scum
  4. (physiology) metabolic residue in body tissue or digestive system
  5. (dialectal) rectum
Declension
Declension of Schlacke
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schlacke die Schlacken
genitive einer der Schlacke der Schlacken
dative einer der Schlacke den Schlacken
accusative eine die Schlacke die Schlacken

Etymology 2

Alteration of Schalke based on etymology 1 above, suggested by the club’s origins in, and continued association with, coal mining.

Proper noun

Schlacke n (genitive Schlackes)

  1. (humorous, often derogatory) FC Schalke 04 (football club of Gelsenkirchen, Ruhrgebiet)

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