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Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German soc, from Old High German soc, from Proto-West Germanic *sokk, from Proto-Germanic *sukkaz. Compare German Socke.
Noun
Sock m (plural Socke or Sockä or Socka, diminutive Söckli)
- sock
Central Franconian
Etymology
From Middle High German soc, from Old High German soc, from Latin soccus.
Pronunciation
Noun
Sock f or m (plural Söck or Socke, diminutive Söckche or Seckche)
- (most dialects) sock
Usage notes
- The word was originally masculine in Ripuarian, but is now often feminine under standard German influence.
- In Ripuarian, the plural Söck is predominant (even with feminine gender), Socke is rarer. Moselle Franconian has only Socke.
- The diminutive is irregular. (The expected form is *Söckelche.)
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From Old Saxon sok, from Proto-West Germanic *sokk.
Noun
Sock f (plural Socke)
- sock
- foot