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)

  1. (anatomy) nape; the back of the neck
  2. (anatomy) the back of the head

Declension

References

Elfdalian

Noun

nakke m

  1. nape, back of the neck

Inflection

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Makasar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnakːɛ]

Pronoun

nakke (free pronoun, Lontara spelling ᨊᨀᨙ)

  1. I (first person singular)
  2. we (first person plural exclusive)

See also

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hnakki.

Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) nape; the back of the neck

References

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)

  1. (anatomy) nape; the back of the neck

References

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

nakke m

  1. nape, back of the neck

Declension

Descendants

  • Swedish: nacke
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