Schabracke

German

Etymology

17th century, from Hungarian csábrák. Some sources derive it further from Ottoman Turkish چاپراق (çaprak), while others suggest that the Ottoman is itself from Hungarian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaˈbʁakə/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Schabracke f (genitive Schabracke, plural Schabracken)

  1. shabrack (decorative saddlecloth)
    • 1811, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Fünftes Buch”, in Aus meinem Leben, volume 1, Tübingen, page 455:
      Das Gefolg der kaiserlichen Majestät übertraf nunmehr, wie billig, die übrigen. Die Bereiter, die Handpferde, die Reitzeuge, Schabracken und Decken zogen aller Augen auf sich, […]
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  2. (by extension) certain other kinds of coverings, especially
    1. pelmet (cloth or frame used to conceal curtain fixtures)
      Synonym: Querbehang
    2. (dated) protective cloth (for furniture etc.)
      Synonyms: Schutzdecke, Schondecke, Zierdecke
  3. (figurative, derogatory) someone or something ugly or decrepit, especially
    1. hag (ugly and/or slovenly woman)
      • 2006, “Ich hasse dich”, performed by Lady Bitch Ray:
        Du bist so billig wie 'ne Nutte an der Ampel / Die Schabracke, die mit Cap rumrennt
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    2. an old horse
      Synonym: Kracke

Declension

Declension of Schabracke [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schabracke die Schabracken
genitive einer der Schabracke der Schabracken
dative einer der Schabracke den Schabracken
accusative eine die Schabracke die Schabracken

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