Sarg

See also: sarg, särg, and särǵ

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German sarc, from Old High German sark, sarh, from Proto-West Germanic *sark (“grave, coffin”).

Noun

Sarg m (plural Sarg)

1. (Erzgebirgisch) coffin

References

• 1982 Karl-Heinz Schmidt, Itze schlöft dr Pastor ei : Heiteres aus dem Erzgebirge. P. 36

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sarc, from Old High German sark, sarh, from Proto-West Germanic *sark (“grave, coffin”), ultimately from Greek sarcophagus. Cognate with Hunsrik Saarich, Sarrich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zark/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /zaːç/ (widespread, especially northern and central Germany)

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Sarg m (strong, genitive Sarges or Sargs, plural Särge)

1. coffin

Declension

Declension of Sarg [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Sarg	die	Särge
genitive	eines	des	Sarges, Sargs	der	Särge
dative	einem	dem	Sarg, Sarge1	den	Särgen
accusative	einen	den	Sarg	die	Särge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• einsargen
• Sargträger

Descendants

• → Latvian: zārks

Further reading

• “Sarg” in Duden online
• “Sarg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Sarg on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de