Hacke

See also: hacke and hacké

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhakə/

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German hakke. Also Old High German hakka (“animal heel”), which has no attested continuation in Middle High German, however. Compare Dutch hak.

Noun

Hacke f (genitive Hacke, plural Hacken)

(regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) heel (of the foot)
(regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) the back of the shoe, which is around the heel (including or excluding the sole, for which alone Absatz is used)

Synonyms

Ferse

Etymology 2

From Middle High German hacke. Pertaining to hacken (“to chop”).

Noun

Hacke f (genitive Hacke, plural Hacken)

hoe

Declension

Declension of Hacke

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Hacke	die	Hacken
genitive	einer	der	Hacke	der	Hacken
dative	einer	der	Hacke	den	Hacken
accusative	eine	die	Hacke	die	Hacken

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Hacke

plural of Hack

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