Lücke

See also: Lucke

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lücke, lucke, from Old High German luccha, probably originally referring to a closable opening. Doublet of Loch (“hole”) and Luke (“hatch”), and see the former for more.[1] Related to English lacuna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlʏkə]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʏkə
  • Hyphenation: Lü‧cke

Noun

Lücke f (genitive Lücke, plural Lücken)

  1. gap, lacuna

Declension

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

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Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Lücke”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading

  • “Lücke” in Duden online
  • “Lücke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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