Dudelsack

German

Etymology

Formally dudeln (“play monotone music, tootle”) +‎ Sack (“sack, bag”). While it is uncertain whether the verb dudeln as such is originally Slavic or not, its use in Dudelsack is definitely based on Czech and/or Polish dudy (“bagpipes”). The latter was also borrowed into early modern German as Dudei.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈduːdəlˌzak/
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Noun

Dudelsack m (strong, genitive Dudelsackes or Dudelsacks, plural Dudelsäcke)

  1. bagpipes
    Synonym: (less common) Sackpfeife

Declension

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Derived terms
  • Dudelsackpfeifer
  • Dudelsackspieler

Further reading
  • “Dudelsack” in Duden online
  • “Dudelsack” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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