Gepäck

luggage

noun guh-PEK Rare

Also means

baggage

Usage Note

Gepäck is a neuter mass noun with no normal plural; you say viel Gepäck (much luggage), not Gepäcke. Related compounds include Handgepäck (hand luggage) and Gepäckstück (single item).

Examples

"Mein Gepäck ist am Flughafen verloren gegangen."

Natural Translation

My luggage got lost at the airport.

Literal Translation

My luggage is at-the airport lost gone.

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