Backe

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English

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Proper noun

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Backe

  1. A surname.
  2. A hamlet in St Clears community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN2515).
  3. A community of Jämtland, Sweden.

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbakə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ba‧cke; before 1996: Bak‧ke

Etymology 1

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From Middle High German backe, from Old High German backo. Further origin uncertain; note, however, the similarity to Latin bucca.

Noun

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Backe f (genitive Backe, plural Backen, diminutive Bäckchen n)

  1. cheek (on the face)
    Synonym: Wange
  2. jaw (of a tool)
Usage notes
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  • In most regions, Backe is the normal word for “cheek” while Wange is formal or literary.
Declension
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Declension of Backe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Backe die Backen
genitive einer der Backe der Backen
dative einer der Backe den Backen
accusative eine die Backe die Backen
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Early New High German backe, possibly related to Etymology 1. However, perhaps more likely related to Proto-West Germanic *bak (“back (of the body)”), Bache and Bank, and converged onto the same spelling and pronunciation as that of Etymology 1.

Noun

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Backe f (genitive Backe, plural Backen, diminutive Bäckchen n)

  1. buttock, butt cheek
Declension
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Declension of Backe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Backe die Backen
genitive einer der Backe der Backen
dative einer der Backe den Backen
accusative eine die Backe die Backen
Derived terms
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Further reading

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