Packerl

German

Etymology

packen +‎ -erl or Paket +‎ -erl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈb̥akɐl/ (Austria, Bavaria)
  • IPA(key): /ˈpakɐl/
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧ckerl

Noun

Packerl n (strong or mixed, genitive Packerls, plural Packerl or Packerln)

  1. (Austria, informal) a packaging unit: goods (solid as well as liquid) packaged in a pack, packet, bag or carton
    Synonyms: Beutel, Getränkekarton, Päckchen, Schachtel, Tüte, Verpackung
    Hyponyms: Zigarettenpackerl, Chipspackerl, Milchpackerl, Kakaopackerl, Saftpackerl, Suppenpackerl, Tschickpackerl
  2. (Austria, Bavaria, informal) package, packet, parcel (sent by mail)
    Synonyms: Päckchen, Postpaket
  3. (Austria, Bavaria, informal) a packaged gift
    Synonym: Geschenkpaket
    Hyponym: Weihnachtspackerl

Declension

Declension of Packerl [neuter, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Packerl die Packerl, Packerln
genitive eines des Packerls der Packerl, Packerln
dative einem dem Packerl den Packerln
accusative ein das Packerl die Packerl, Packerln

Further reading

  • “Packerl” in Duden online
  • Ebner, Jakob (2019) Duden, Österreichisches Deutsch. Wörterbuch der Gegenwartssprache in Österreich., 5th edition, Berlin: Dudenverlag, →ISBN, page 340
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