Wecken

See also: wecken

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛkn̩/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German wecke, from Old High German wecki, weggi (“wedge; wedge-shaped baked good”), from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz (“wedge”). Cognate with Dutch wig (“wedge”), English wedge; also Lithuanian vãgis (“hook, peg”).

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (Southern German, Austria, Bavaria) an oblong bread roll
  2. (Austria, Bavaria) oblong wheat bread
Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Synonyms

Etymology 2

From wecken.

Noun

Wecken n (strong, genitive Weckens, no plural)

  1. gerund of wecken (“the act of waking”)
Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

Wecken

  1. plural of Wecke
  2. plural of Weck

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