bakke

See also: Bakke

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bakki (“bank”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bakə/, [ˈb̥ɑɡ̊ə]

Noun

bakke c (singular definite bakken, plural indefinite bakker)

  1. hill, rise, slope
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German bak, back or Middle Dutch bak, from Medieval Latin bacca (“basin, bowl”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bakə/, [ˈb̥ɑɡ̊ə]

Noun

bakke c (singular definite bakken, plural indefinite bakker)

  1. tray, salver
Inflection

Etymology 3

From German Backe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bakə/, [ˈb̥ɑɡ̊ə]

Noun

bakke c (singular definite bakken, plural indefinite bakker)

  1. jaw (of a tool)
Inflection

Etymology 4

From English back

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bakə/, [ˈb̥ɑɡ̊ə]

Verb

bakke (imperative bak, infinitive at bakke, present tense bakker, past tense bakkede, perfect tense har bakket)

  1. to back

Dutch

Verb

bakke

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of bakken

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably a corruption of Old Swedish nattbakka, likely related to Old English nihtwacu (“night watch”), replacing Old English hrēremūs (see reremouse), perhaps later rhymed with rat or cat, two other animals with good night vision.

Noun

bakke (plural bakkes)

  1. bat (flying mammal)

Descendants

See also

  • English: wake, watch
  • German: Wache (“watch”)
  • Old High German: wahta (“watch, vigil”)
  • Old Norse: vaka (“watch, vigil”)

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bakki

Noun

bakke m (definite singular bakken, indefinite plural bakker, definite plural bakkene)

  1. a hill or slope
  2. the ground (surface of the earth)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From English back

Verb

bakke (imperative bakk, present tense bakker, passive bakkes, simple past and past participle bakka or bakket, present participle bakkende)

  1. to back (reverse, support)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse bakki. Akin to English bank

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²bɑkːə/

Noun

bakke m (definite singular bakken, indefinite plural bakkar, definite plural bakkane)

  1. a hill or slope
    Vegen går opp ein bratt bakke.
    The road leads up a steep hill.
  2. the ground (surface of the earth)
    Eg likar ikkje å flyga, eg likar meg best på bakken.
    I don't like to fly, I feel most comfortable on the ground.

Derived terms

References

West Frisian

Verb

bakke

  1. to bake
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