Schabracke
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]17th century, from Hungarian csábrák. Some sources derive it further from Ottoman Turkish چاپراق (çaprak), while others suggest that the Ottoman is itself from Hungarian.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schabracke f (genitive Schabracke, plural Schabracken)
- shabrack (decorative saddlecloth)
- 1811, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Fünftes Buch”, in Aus meinem Leben, volume 1, Tübingen, page 455:
- Das Gefolg der kaiserlichen Majestät übertraf nunmehr, wie billig, die übrigen. Die Bereiter, die Handpferde, die Reitzeuge, Schabracken und Decken zogen aller Augen auf sich, […]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (by extension) certain other kinds of coverings, especially
- pelmet (cloth or frame used to conceal curtain fixtures)
- Synonym: Querbehang
- (dated) protective cloth (for furniture etc.)
- Synonyms: Schutzdecke, Schondecke, Zierdecke
- pelmet (cloth or frame used to conceal curtain fixtures)
- (figurative, derogatory) someone or something ugly or decrepit, especially
- hag (ugly and/or slovenly woman)
- 2006, “Ich hasse dich”, performed by Lady Bitch Ray:
- Du bist so billig wie 'ne Nutte an der Ampel / Die Schabracke, die mit Cap rumrennt
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- an old horse
- Synonym: Kracke
- hag (ugly and/or slovenly woman)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schabracke [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Schabracke | die | Schabracken |
genitive | einer | der | Schabracke | der | Schabracken |
dative | einer | der | Schabracke | den | Schabracken |
accusative | eine | die | Schabracke | die | Schabracken |
Further reading
[edit]- “Schabracke” in Duden online
- “Schabracke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schabracke” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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