Hecke

See also: hecke

English

Etymology 1

A variant of German Hecke.

Proper noun

Hecke

1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

• Hecke algebra
• Iwahori-Hecke algebra

Etymology 2

A shortening of Van Hecke.

Proper noun

Hecke

1. A surname.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hecke”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 150.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hecke, from Old High German hegga, from Proto-West Germanic *haggju, from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰyo-. Cognate with Dutch heg, English hedge.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛkʰə]
• Rhymes: -ɛkə
• Hyphenation 1996: He‧cke, pre-1996: Hek‧ke

Noun

Hecke f (genitive Hecke, plural Hecken)

1. hedge

   Synonym: Hag (archaic)

Declension

Declension of Hecke [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Hecke	die	Hecken
genitive	einer	der	Hecke	der	Hecken
dative	einer	der	Hecke	den	Hecken
accusative	eine	die	Hecke	die	Hecken

Hyponyms

• Brombeerhecke
• Buchsbaumhecke
• Dornenhecke
• Eibenhecke
• Gartenhecke
• Ligusterhecke
• Rosenhecke
• Thujahecke
• Weißdornhecke

Related terms

• Heckenbraunelle
• Heckenkirsche
• Heckenlandschaft
• Heckenschere
• Heckenschütze

Descendants

• → Icelandic: hekk
• → Swedish: häck
• → Danish: hæk

Further reading

• “Hecke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Hecke” in Duden online