Dudelsack

German

Etymology

Formally dudeln (“play monotone music, tootle”) +‎ Sack (“sack, bag”). While it is uncertain whether the verb dudeln as such is originally Slavic or not, its use in Dudelsack is definitely based on Czech and/or Polish dudy (“bagpipes”). The latter was also borrowed into early modern German as Dudei.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈduːdəlˌzak/
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Noun

Dudelsack m (strong, genitive Dudelsackes or Dudelsacks, plural Dudelsäcke)

  1. bagpipes
    Synonym: (less common) Sackpfeife

Declension
Declension of Dudelsack [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dudelsack die Dudelsäcke
genitive eines des Dudelsackes, Dudelsacks der Dudelsäcke
dative einem dem Dudelsack, Dudelsacke1 den Dudelsäcken
accusative einen den Dudelsack die Dudelsäcke

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms
  • Dudelsackpfeifer
  • Dudelsackspieler

Further reading
  • “Dudelsack” in Duden online
  • “Dudelsack” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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