Krach

See also: krach and krách

German

Etymology

From Middle High German krach, from Old High German krah, krac.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁax/, [kʁäχ]

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• Rhymes: -ax

Noun

Krach m (strong, genitive Kraches or Krachs, plural Kräche)

1. crash
2. noise

Declension

Declension of Krach [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Krach	die	Kräche
genitive	eines	des	Kraches, Krachs	der	Kräche
dative	einem	dem	Krach, Krache1	den	Krächen
accusative	einen	den	Krach	die	Kräche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Börsenkrach m
• mit Ach und Krach

Related terms

• krachen

Descendants

• → Belarusian: крах (krax)
• → Czech: krach
• → Greek: κραχ (krach)
• → Dutch: krach
• → French: krach
• → Polish: krach
• → Romanian: crah
• → Russian: крах (krax)
• → Ukrainian: крах (krax)

See also

• Geräusch n
• Lärm m
• Laut m

Further reading

• “Krach” in Duden online
• “Krach” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Krach” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German krach, from Old High German chrac, ultimately from the root of krache (“to crack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krax/

Noun

Krach m (plural Krech)

1. brawl, racket

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Plautdietsch

Noun

Krach m

1. crash
2. crack
3. noise