Placken
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German and northern Middle High German placke (alongside Upper German pflacke), from Proto-Germanic *plaggą, *plakkô. Cognate with Dutch plak.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Placken m (strong, genitive Plackens, plural Placken) (informal, northern and central Germany)
- patch, rag of cloth, flat torn-off piece of anything
- large stain or discoloration
- 2005 [1945], anonymous author, Eine Frau in Berlin – Tagebuch-Aufzeichnungen vom 20. April bis 22. Juni 1945, btb, page 36:
- Ein anderer, gleichfalls barfüßig, hinterläßt im Gehen Blutspuren; quatschig lösen sich daraus seine Sohlen. Wachsgelbe Gesichter unter Kopfverbänden, mit schnell wachsenden roten Placken darin.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (usually in the form Placken Land) patch of land
Declension
[edit]Declension of Placken [masculine, strong]
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