Noun: Genick
Gender: Neuter
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Genick |
| Plural | Genicke |
Definite
| Singular | das Genick |
| Plural | die Genicke |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Genicks; Genickes |
| Plural | Genicke |
Definite
| Singular | des Genicks; Genickes |
| Plural | der Genicke |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Genick; Genicke |
| Plural | Genicken |
Definite
| Singular | dem Genick; Genicke |
| Plural | den Genicken |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Genick |
| Plural | Genicke |
Definite
| Singular | das Genick |
| Plural | die Genicke |
Sample Sentences
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Bin ich schöner? / Zerschneid mir das Gesicht / Bin ich stärker? / Brich feige mein Genick / Bin ich klüger? / Töte mich und iss mein Hirn (Am I prettier? / Cut my face into pieces / Am I stronger? / Cowardly break my upper spine / Am I smarter? / Kill me and eat my brain) [1997 August 22, “Eifersucht”, in Sehnsucht, performed by Rammstein:]
Nouns inflected like Genick
Himmelszelt,
Miniatureffekt,
Kehrdruck,
Häuptling,
Comic-Heft,
Palimpsest,
Bienenstich,
Kampfstoff,
Sandmeer,
Häusermeer,
Zwischensteg,
Offizier,
Hautschnitt,
Prinzess-Schliff,
Vierundzwanzigeck,
Stegreif,
Springinsfeld,
Internationalprozessrecht,
Erdöl,
Knacklaut, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Middle High German genicke, collective of nac, nacke (whence modern Nacken). The -i- can be explained from underlying *genecke through influence of nicken (“to nod”). Alternatively, Middle High German genicke could be derived from the e-variant in Dutch nek, English neck (which is not attested in High German, however). Cognate with Hunsrik Gnick. See: Dutch Nouns '
nek', English Nouns '
neck'.
Verbs referencing "Genick"
Polish Nouns
gnyk.
Translations