Wecke

See also: wecke

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wecke, from Old High German wecki, weggi (“wedge”), from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz. Cognate with Dutch wig (“wedge”), English wedge.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɛkə/
Audio (file)
Homophone: wecke
Hyphenation: We‧cke

Noun

Wecke f (genitive Wecke, plural Wecken)

(heraldry) fusil (elongated lozenge)
Synonyms: Wachel, Wackel, Kärtchen
(regional) Synonym of Weck

Declension

Declension of Wecke [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Wecke	die	Wecken
genitive	einer	der	Wecke	der	Wecken
dative	einer	der	Wecke	den	Wecken
accusative	eine	die	Wecke	die	Wecken

Derived terms

geweckt

Related terms

Weck

Further reading

Wecke on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Wecke” in Duden online
“Wecke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Wecke” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Wecke” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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