Hecht

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɛxt]

Hecht m anim (female equivalent Hechtová)

1. a male surname

• “Hecht”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

From Middle High German hechet, from Old High German hehhit, from Proto-Germanic *hakiþaz or *hakidaz, ultimately from the root of Haken (“hook”) (English hook).

Cognate with Middle Dutch heket, Old Saxon hakth, *hakith, Old English hacod.

• IPA^(key): /hɛçt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛçt

Hecht m (strong, genitive Hechtes or Hechts, plural Hechte)

1. pike (fish), luce
2. (with adjective, especially toll) a bloke, a guy, especially an admired, self-confident, or arrogant one

• “Hecht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Hecht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Hecht” in Duden online
• Hecht on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

From Middle Low German hö̂chte, from Old Saxon *hōhitha, from Proto-West Germanic *hauhiþu.

Hecht f (plural Hechten)

1. height, altitude