Windjacke

German

Etymology

From Wind (wind) +‎ Jacke (jacket, coat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪntjakə/

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Noun

Windjacke f (genitive Windjacke, plural Windjacken, diminutive Windjäckchen n)

1. windbreaker, windcheater
2. A thin outer coat designed to resist wind chill and light rain.

Declension

Declension of Windjacke [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Windjacke	die	Windjacken
genitive	einer	der	Windjacke	der	Windjacken
dative	einer	der	Windjacke	den	Windjacken
accusative	eine	die	Windjacke	die	Windjacken

Descendants

• → Gheg Albanian: vindjak, vinjak
• → Macedonian: виндјакна (vindjakna)
• → Romanian: vindiac
• → Serbo-Croatian: виндјакна, vindjakna, винјака, vinjaka

Further reading

• “Windjacke” in Duden online
• “Windjacke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache