"Wrack" meaning in German

See Wrack in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /vʁak/ Audio: De-Wrack.ogg
Rhymes: -ak Etymology: From Middle Low German wrak, probably from Old Saxon *wrak, derived from wrekan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrekan, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną, whence also German rächen and English wreak. Cognate with Dutch wrak, English wrack, wreck, Norwegian Bokmål vrak, Norwegian Nynorsk vrak, Swedish vrak (from Low German). Etymology templates: {{der|de|gml|wrak}} Middle Low German wrak, {{der|de|osx|*wrak}} Old Saxon *wrak, {{der|de|gmw-pro|*wrekan}} Proto-West Germanic *wrekan, {{der|de|gem-pro|*wrekaną}} Proto-Germanic *wrekaną, {{cog|de|rächen}} German rächen, {{cog|en|wreak}} English wreak, {{cog|nl|wrak}} Dutch wrak, {{cog|en|wrack}} English wrack, {{cog|nb|vrak}} Norwegian Bokmål vrak, {{cog|nn|vrak}} Norwegian Nynorsk vrak, {{cog|sv|vrak}} Swedish vrak Head templates: {{de-noun|n,s:es,s:e􂀿rare􂁀}} Wrack n (strong, genitive Wracks or Wrackes, plural Wracks or (rare) Wracke) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,s:es,s:e􂀿rare􂁀}} Forms: Wracks [genitive], Wrackes [genitive], Wracks [plural], Wracke [plural, rare], strong [table-tags], Wrack [nominative, singular], Wracks [definite, nominative, plural], Wracke [definite, nominative, plural, rare], Wracks [genitive, singular], Wrackes [genitive, singular], Wracks [definite, genitive, plural], Wracke [definite, genitive, plural, rare], Wrack [dative, singular], Wracke [dative, singular], Wracks [dative, definite, plural], Wracken [dative, definite, plural, rare], Wrack [accusative, singular], Wracks [accusative, definite, plural], Wracke [accusative, definite, plural, rare]
  1. wreck (damaged remains of a ship, airplane, etc.) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Wrack-de-noun-8o5W13mc Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. wreck (physically and/or mentally unstable person) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Wrack-de-noun-1rhaBgLE Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: abwracken, Autowrack, Flugzeugwrack, Schiffswrack

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "52 48",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Autowrack"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Flugzeugwrack"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "word": "Schiffswrack"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "German rächen",
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      },
      "expansion": "English wreak",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch wrak",
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      "expansion": "English wrack",
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      "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål vrak",
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    {
      "form": "Wracke",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Wracke",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Wrack",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Wracke",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "Wracken",
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        "rare"
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    },
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      "form": "Wrack",
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "Wracke",
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          "english": "The wreck of the ship was recovered with specialized cranes.",
          "text": "Das Wrack des Schiffs wurde mit Spezialkränen geborgen.",
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          "text": "Während meiner Grippe war ich ein Wrack.",
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          "english": "After twenty years of hard drinking, he was a wreck.",
          "text": "Nach zwanzig Jahren Saufen war er ein Wrack.",
          "translation": "After twenty years of hard drinking, he was a wreck.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
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      "id": "en-Wrack-de-noun-1rhaBgLE",
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        [
          "wreck",
          "wreck"
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    },
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ak"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wrack"
}

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    "German terms derived from Old Saxon",
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    },
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      "word": "Autowrack"
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      "word": "Flugzeugwrack"
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