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Pack
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pack
German
Etymology
de pack :der nds:pack<ety:inh<gml:pak<ety:inh<osx:*pakko<ety:inh<gem-pro:*pakkô>>>>>>
From de nds pack, from de gml pak, from de osx *pakko, from de gem-pro *pakkô. Akin to, and possibly borrowed from, nl pak.
Pronunciation
de /pak/
de De-Pack.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ak 1
Noun
m:n,s:es,s:e
package, bundle, bunch, (unwieldy) bag
de Packen
Usage notes
The plural Packs is more common in speech. The plural Packe is more common in writing.
The noun is predominantly masculine. At least regionally, it also occurs as a neuter. (For the always neuter noun meaning “rabble”, see below.)
Declension
m:n,s:es,s:e
Derived terms
de mit Sack und Pack
de Päckchen
Noun
n,s:es.sg
de pejorative or humorous rabble, mob, vermin, rascals
de Die Fans von [...] sind ein dreckiges Pack! The supporters of [football club] are dirty vermin!
Declension
n,s:es.sg
Derived terms
de Pack schlägt sich, Pack verträgt sich