Plockwurst

German

Etymology

From Low German Plockwost. For the first element there are three explanations: (1) from Middle Low German plock, pluck (“post, stake”), cognate of German Pflock, due to its shape, which is reminiscent of a fence post; (2) from a variant of Block (“block”); (3) from a Low German word for “lump of fat”, in turn likely from Middle Low German plücken (“to pluck”), cognate of German pflücken; perhaps comparable to English pluck (“entrails”).

Noun

Plockwurst f (genitive Plockwurst, plural Plockwürste)

  1. a kind of seasoned and smoked sausage made from pork and beef, similar to cervelat or salami

Declension

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

Descendants

  • → Dutch: plokworst
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