"Geck" meaning in All languages combined

See Geck on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Gecks [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Geck. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Geck}} German Geck Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Geck (plural Gecks)
  1. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Geck-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 65 33 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 33 1 1

Noun [German]

IPA: /ɡɛk/, [ɡɛkʰ] Audio: De-Geck.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Low German geck (“fool”). The same word has later been borrowed again from Ripuarian as jeck (“crazy”) and Jeck (“fool; carnival reveler”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|gml|geck||fool}} Borrowed from Middle Low German geck (“fool”) Head templates: {{de-noun|((<m.weak>,<m.􂀿uncommon, nonstandard􂁀>))|dim=chen}} Geck m (weak or strong, genitive Gecken or (uncommon, nonstandard) Gecks, plural Gecken or (uncommon, nonstandard) Gecke, diminutive Geckchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|((<m.weak>,<m.􂀿uncommon, nonstandard􂁀>))}} Forms: Gecken [genitive], Gecks [genitive, nonstandard, uncommon], Gecken [plural], Gecke [nonstandard, plural, uncommon], Geckchen [diminutive, neuter], strong weak [table-tags], Geck [nominative, singular], Gecken [definite, nominative, plural], Gecke [definite, nominative, nonstandard, plural, uncommon], Gecken [genitive, singular], Gecks [genitive, nonstandard, singular, uncommon], Gecken [definite, genitive, plural], Gecke [definite, genitive, nonstandard, plural, uncommon], Gecken [dative, singular], Geck [dative, nonstandard, singular, uncommon], Gecken [dative, definite, plural], Gecken [accusative, singular], Geck [accusative, nonstandard, singular, uncommon], Gecken [accusative, definite, plural], Gecke [accusative, definite, nonstandard, plural, uncommon]
  1. (derogatory, somewhat dated) dandy, fop, poser (vain, narcissistic man) Tags: dated, derogatory, masculine, strong, weak Synonyms: Laffe, Stutzer, Zierbengel, Gigerl, Lackaffe, Fatzke, Poser Derived forms: Geckerei
    Sense id: en-Geck-de-noun-kZ18A6dD Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Luxembourgish]

IPA: /ɡæk/ Forms: Gecken [plural]
Head templates: {{lb-noun|m}} Geck m (plural Gecken)
  1. (derogatory) madman, lunatic, maniac Tags: derogatory, masculine
    Sense id: en-Geck-lb-noun-sDI0UD~e Categories (other): Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header: 71 29
  2. fool, crackpot Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Geck-lb-noun--oZxET4y

Inflected forms

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        ],
        [
          "lunatic",
          "lunatic"
        ],
        [
          "maniac",
          "maniac"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) madman, lunatic, maniac"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fool, crackpot"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fool",
          "fool"
        ],
        [
          "crackpot",
          "crackpot"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡæk/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Geck"
}

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