Funk

Funk

See also: funk

German

Etymology 1

Back-formation from funken, Funker, themselves from Funkentelegraphie, from Funken (“spark”) +‎ Telegraphie (“telegraphy”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʊŋk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊŋk

Noun

Funk m (strong, genitive Funks, no plural)

  1. radio (technology)
Usage notes
  • Funk is used for radio with several transmitters, as employed e.g. by police. It can also refer to audio programs transmitted by broadcasters, but Radio is the normal word for this.
Declension
Declension of Funk [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Funk
genitive eines des Funks
dative einem dem Funk
accusative einen den Funk
Derived terms

Etymology 2

    Borrowed from English funk.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /faŋk/
    • Rhymes: -aŋk

    Noun

    Funk m (strong, genitive Funks, no plural)

    1. funk (music)
    Declension
    Declension of Funk [sg-only, masculine, strong]
    singular
    indef. def. noun
    nominative ein der Funk
    genitive eines des Funks
    dative einem dem Funk
    accusative einen den Funk

    Further reading

    References

    1. ^ Kluge, Friedrich (1995), “Funk”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 291

    Plautdietsch

    Noun

    Funk f (plural Funke)

    1. spark

    Derived terms

    • Funkestoppsel
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