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Reck

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See also: reck and Réck

German

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Etymology

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From Low German and Middle Low German recke (crossbar), ultimately from the root of Rah (yard). Cognate with Dutch rek (pole, clothes-horse).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁɛk/
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Noun

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Reck n (strong, genitive Reckes or Recks, plural Recke or Recks)

  1. (gymnastics) horizontal bar

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Reck”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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  • Reck” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Reck” in Duden online

Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Reck m

  1. plural of Rock

Luxembourgish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Reck m (plural Recken)

  1. horizontal bar

Pennsylvania German

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Noun

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Reck

  1. plural of Rock