Placken

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German and northern Middle High German placke (alongside Upper German pflacke), from Proto-Germanic *plaggą, *plakkô. Cognate with Dutch plak.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈplakən/

Noun

Placken m (strong, genitive Plackens, plural Placken) (informal, northern and central Germany)

  1. patch, rag of cloth, flat torn-off piece of anything
  2. large stain or discoloration
  3. (usually in the form Placken Land) patch of land

Declension
Declension of Placken [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Placken die Placken
genitive eines des Plackens der Placken
dative einem dem Placken den Placken
accusative einen den Placken die Placken
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