Tobak

See also: tobak and tóbak

German

Alternative forms
  • Toback

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtoːbak/
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Noun

Tobak m (strong, genitive Tobaks, plural Tobake)

  1. (archaic, except in two informal idioms) Alternative form of Tabak (“tobacco”)
    • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Vor dem Thor”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎:
      Ein starkes Bier, ein beizender Toback, / Und eine Magd im Putz das ist nun mein Geschmack.
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Declension
Declension of Tobak [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tobak die Tobake
genitive eines des Tobaks der Tobake
dative einem dem Tobak den Tobaken
accusative einen den Tobak die Tobake

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Tobak” in Duden online
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