"Geck" meaning in German

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Noun

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: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|gml|geck||fool|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Low German geck (“fool”), {{bor+|de|gml|geck||fool}} Borrowed from Middle Low German geck (“fool”), {{m|de|jeck||crazy}} jeck (“crazy”), {{m|de|Jeck||fool; carnival reveler}} Jeck (“fool; carnival reveler”) 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, plural], Gecken [genitive, singular], Gecks [genitive, singular], Gecken [definite, genitive, plural], Gecke [definite, genitive, plural], Gecken [dative, singular], Geck [dative, singular], Gecken [dative, definite, plural], Gecken [accusative, singular], Geck [accusative, singular], Gecken [accusative, definite, plural], Gecke [accusative, definite, plural]
  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

Inflected forms

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