Sekt

See also: sekt

German

Etymology

Borrowed in the 17th century, and provided with an additional -t, from 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

Declension
Declension of Sekt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sekt die Sekte
genitive eines des Sektes,
Sekts		 der Sekte
dative einem dem Sekt,
Sekte1		 den Sekten
accusative einen den Sekt die Sekte
1Now uncommon, see notes

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

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • Sektglas
  • Sektkorken

See also

Further reading
  • Sekt in Duden online
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