Wrack
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German
Etymology
From Middle Low German wrak, probably from Old Saxon *wrak, derived from wrekan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrekan, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną, whence also German rächen and English wreak. Cognate with Dutch wrak, English wrack, wreck, Norwegian Bokmål vrak, Norwegian Nynorsk vrak, Swedish vrak (from Low German).
Pronunciation
Noun
Wrack n (strong, genitive Wracks or Wrackes, plural Wracks or (rare) Wracke)
- wreck (damaged remains of a ship, airplane, etc.)
- Das Wrack des Schiffs wurde mit Spezialkränen geborgen.
- The wreck of the ship was recovered with specialized cranes.
- wreck (physically and/or mentally unstable person)
- Während meiner Grippe war ich ein Wrack.
- During my flu, I was a wreck.
- Nach zwanzig Jahren Saufen war er ein Wrack.
- After twenty years of hard drinking, he was a wreck.
Usage notes
- The normal plural is Wracks. The form Wracke is rare.
Declension
Declension of Wrack