Backe

See also: backe and backë

English

Proper noun

Backe

  1. A surname.
  2. A hamlet in St Clears community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN2515).
  3. A community in Jämtland, Sweden.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbakə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ba‧cke; before 1996: Bak‧ke

Etymology 1

From Middle High German backe, from Old High German backo. Further origin uncertain; note, however, the similarity to Ancient Greek φᾰγεῖν (phăgeîn, “eat”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”) (though the same non-trivial semantic shift occurring in two independent branches is unlikely),[1] as well as Latin bucca.

Noun

Backe f (genitive Backe, plural Backen, diminutive Bäckchen n)

  1. cheek (on the face)
    Synonym: Wange
  2. jaw (of a tool)
Usage notes
  • In most regions, Backe is the normal word for “cheek” while Wange is formal or literary.
Declension
Declension of Backe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Backe die Backen
genitive einer der Backe der Backen
dative einer der Backe den Backen
accusative eine die Backe die Backen
Derived terms
  • die Backen vollnehmen (“to talk big”)
  • Backpfeife (“slap on the cheek”)

Etymology 2

From Early New High German backe, possibly related to Etymology 1. However, perhaps more likely related to Proto-West Germanic *bak (“back (of the body)”), Bache, and Bank, and converged onto the same spelling and pronunciation as that of Etymology 1.[2]

Noun

Backe f (genitive Backe, plural Backen, diminutive Bäckchen n)

  1. buttock, butt cheek
Declension
Declension of Backe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Backe die Backen
genitive einer der Backe der Backen
dative einer der Backe den Backen
accusative eine die Backe die Backen
Derived terms
  • Dumpfbacke
  • Fettbacke
  • Schweinebacke
  • Schweinsbacke

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Backe#wb-1”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
  2. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Backe#wb-2”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

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