Dudelsack
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Dudelsack. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Dudelsack, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Dudelsack in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Dudelsack you have here. The definition of the word Dudelsack will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofDudelsack, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
German
Etymology
Formally dudeln (“play monotone music, tootle”) + Sack (“sack, bag”). While it is uncertain whether the verb dudeln as such is originally Slavic or not, its use in Dudelsack is definitely based on Czech and/or Polish dudy (“bagpipes”). The latter was also borrowed into early modern German as Dudei.
Pronunciation
Noun
Dudelsack m (strong, genitive Dudelsackes or Dudelsacks, plural Dudelsäcke)
- bagpipes
- Synonym: (less common) Sackpfeife
Declension
Declension of Dudelsack
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Dudelsack | die | Dudelsäcke |
| genitive | eines | des | Dudelsackes, Dudelsacks | der | Dudelsäcke |
| dative | einem | dem | Dudelsack, Dudelsacke1 | den | Dudelsäcken |
| accusative | einen | den | Dudelsack | die | Dudelsäcke |
1Now rare, see notes.