Funk

See also: funk

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Funk (plural Funks)

  1. A surname

German

Etymology 1

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German Funk
German -en
German funken
German Funken
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.
Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor.
French télé-
Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-
Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-ā́
Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)
Ancient Greek -η (-ē)
Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ)
Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor.
French -graphie
French télégraphiebor.
German Telegraphie
German Funkentelegraphie
German Funker
German Funk

    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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