nakke

See also: Näkke

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish nakkæ, from Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“to press, pinch, buckle, kink”). Cognate with English neck.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -akə

Noun

nakke c (singular definite nakken, plural indefinite nakker)

(anatomy) nape; the back of the neck
(anatomy) the back of the head

Declension

Declension of *nakke*
common gender	singular		plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nakke	nakken	nakker	nakkerne
genitive	nakkes	nakkens	nakkers	nakkernes

References

“nakke” in Den Danske Ordbog

Elfdalian

Noun

nakke m

nape, back of the neck

Inflection

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Declension of *nakke*
masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nakke	nakken	nakker	nakkär
accusative	nakka	nakkan	nakka	nakką
dative	nakka	nakkam	nakkum	nakkum(e)
genitive	—	—	—	—

Makasar

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈnakːɛ]

Pronoun

nakke (free pronoun, Lontara spelling ᨊᨀᨙ)

I (first person singular)
we (first person plural exclusive)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hnakki.

Noun

nakke m (definite singular nakken, indefinite plural nakker, definite plural nakkene)

(anatomy) nape; the back of the neck

References

“nakke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hnakki.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²naçːə/, [²nɐ̞ç.çə], [²nɐ̞c͡çːə]
(newer or regional) IPA^(key): /²nakːə/, [²nɐ̞k.kə]

Noun

nakke m (definite singular nakken, indefinite plural nakkar, definite plural nakkane)

(anatomy) nape; the back of the neck

References

“nakke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô.

Noun

nakke m

nape, back of the neck

Declension

Declension of nakke (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nakke	nakken	nakkar	nakkarnir
accusative	nakka	nakkan	nakka	nakkana
dative	nakka	nakkanom	nakkom	nakkonom
genitive	nakka	nakkans	nakka	nakkanna

Descendants

Swedish: nacke

	independent	absolutive	nominative	possessive
1^st sg / 1^st pl exclusive	nakke	-a'	ku-	-ku
1^st pl exclusive (archaic)	kambe	-kang	ki-	-mang
1^st pl inclusive / 2^nd sg polite	katte	-ki'	ki-	-ta
2^nd sg / pl familiar	kau	-ko	nu-	-nu
3^rd sg / pl	ia	-i	na-	-na