Schreck

See also: schreck

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schrecke, from Old High German screcko, formed from the noun screckōn (“to jump around, surge, flash out, rebound”), from where is also derived schrecken (“to frighten”), which see for further.

Compare Dutch schrik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃʁɛk/

• Audio:

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Noun

Schreck m (strong, genitive Schreckes or Schrecks, plural Schrecke)

1. fright

   Synonym: Schrecken

Declension

Declension of Schreck [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schreck	die	Schrecke
genitive	eines	des	Schreckes, Schrecks	der	Schrecke
dative	einem	dem	Schreck, Schrecke1	den	Schrecken
accusative	einen	den	Schreck	die	Schrecke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Schrecksekunde

Related terms

• schrecken, erschrecken
• schrecklich
• schreckhaft

See also

• Furcht
• Angst

Further reading

• “Schreck” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schreck” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Schreck” in Duden online
• Schreck on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German schrecke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃrek/

Noun

Schreck m (plural Schreck)

1. fright

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary