Hecht

See also: hecht

German

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛçt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛçt

Noun

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

Declension

Further reading

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

Plautdietsch

Etymology

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

Noun

Hecht f (plural Hechten)

  1. height, altitude
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