rucke

Middle High German

Alternative forms

• rügge, rugge, rück, ruck

Etymology

From Old High German ruggi, rucki, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈryk.kə/, (Upper German, especially Bavarian) /ˈruk.kə/

Noun

rücke or rucke m (genitive singular rückes or ruckes or rücken or rucken, plural rücke or rucke or rücken or rucken)

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Declension

Declension of rücke (masculine, class 1 strong)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	dër	rücke	die	rücke
genitive	eines	dës	rückes	dër	rücke
dative	eime	dëm	rücke	dën	rücken
accusative	einen	dën	rücke	die	rücke

Declension of rücke (masculine, weak)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	dër	rücke	die	rücken
genitive	eines	dës	rücken	dër	rücken
dative	eime	dëm	rücken	dën	rücken
accusative	einen	dën	rücken	die	rücken

Declension of rucke (masculine, class 1 strong)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	dër	rucke	die	rucke
genitive	eines	dës	ruckes	dër	rucke
dative	eime	dëm	rucke	dën	rucken
accusative	einen	dën	rucke	die	rucke

Declension of rucke (masculine, weak)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	dër	rucke	die	rucken
genitive	eines	dës	rucken	dër	rucken
dative	eime	dëm	rucken	dën	rucken
accusative	einen	dën	rucken	die	rucken

Descendants

• Alemannic German: Rugge, Rügge
  • Walser: rügga
• Bavarian: Ruckn, Rucka
  • ⇒ German: Rucksack
    • → English: rucksack
• Central Franconian: Rögge, Röck, Reck
  • Luxembourgish: Réck
• German: Rücken
• Yiddish: רוקן (rukn)