Noun: Jeck
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Jeck |
| Plural | Jecken |
Definite
| Singular | der Jeck |
| Plural | die Jecken |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Jecken |
| Plural | Jecken |
Definite
| Singular | des Jecken |
| Plural | der Jecken |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Jecken |
| Plural | Jecken |
Definite
| Singular | dem Jecken |
| Plural | den Jecken |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | einen Jecken |
| Plural | Jecken |
Definite
| Singular | den Jecken |
| Plural | die Jecken |
Sample Sentences
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Die Jecken ziehen wieder durch die Straßen. (Carnival revelers are parading through the streets again.)
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Den Jeck kann doch keiner mehr ernstnehmen. (That madman can't be taken seriously by anyone anymore.)
Etymology
Nominalisation of the adjective jeck (“crazy”). The word is the same as Geck (“dandy”) and is a Central Franconian (Ripuarian) form of it. Cognate to Dutch gek (“crazy”). See: Dutch Nouns '
gek'.
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