Backe
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See also: backe
English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Backe
- A surname.
- A hamlet in St Clears community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN2515).
- A community in Jämtland, Sweden.
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle High German backe, from Old High German backo. Further origin uncertain; note, however, the similarity to Latin bucca.
Noun[edit]
Backe f (genitive Backe, plural Backen, diminutive Bäckchen n)
Usage notes[edit]
- In most regions, Backe is the normal word for “cheek” while Wange is formal or literary.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Backe [feminine]
Derived terms[edit]
- die Backen vollnehmen (“to talk big”)
- Backpfeife (“slap on the cheek”)
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Early New High German backe, possibly related to Etymology 1. However, perhaps more likely related to Bache and Bank, and converged onto the same spelling and pronunciation as that of Etymology 1.
Noun[edit]
Backe f (genitive Backe, plural Backen, diminutive Bäckchen n)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Backe [feminine]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Backe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Backe (Schinken, Speckseite)” in Duden online
- “Backe (Wange, Seitenteil)” in Duden online
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Backe”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
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- en:Villages in Sweden
- en:Places in Sweden
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