Sekt

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine, strong) sparkling wine
2. (masculine, obsolete, strong) sack (light-colored dry wine from southern Europe, especially Spain)

Sinonieme

Champagner

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Schaumwein

Schampus

Puffbrause

Prickelwasser

Prickelbrause

Umgraben

Cava

Champagne

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Champagner -s

Perlwein

umgraben

die Champagne

Imprägnierschaumwein

Weinkellerei

Vertalings

champagne

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spumante

sparkling wine

vin mousseux

champagne

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champán

xampany

🍾

champagne

champaña

champanha

cava

cava

mousserende wijn

mousseux

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/zɛkt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Frans: sec

In summary

Borrowed in the 17th century, and provided with a paragogic -t, from French (vin) sec (literally “dry wine”), which is also the original sense in German. The sense “sparkling wine” is believed to originate from an anecdote in 19th-century Berlin. The actor Ludwig Devrient supposedly ordered a bottle of wine using the phrase “Bring [er] mir Sekt, Schurke!”, based on the German translation of the line “Give me a cup of sack, rogue!” from Shakespeare’s Henry IV. He was served sparkling wine, his usual order, and this sense was given to the word Sekt when the phrase and anecdote caught on.