See also: Bakke

Danish

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Danish bakkæ, from Old Norse bakki (bank; ridge), from Proto-Germanic *bankô (bank, embankment; a hill). Akin to English bank.

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Noun

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bakke c (singular definite bakken, plural indefinite bakker)

  1. hill, rise, slope
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Low German bak, back or Middle Dutch bak, from Medieval Latin bacca (basin, bowl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bakə/, [ˈb̥ɑɡ̊ə]

Noun

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bakke c (singular definite bakken, plural indefinite bakker)

  1. tray, salver
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Etymology 3

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From German Backe.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bakə/, [ˈb̥ɑɡ̊ə]

Noun

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bakke c (singular definite bakken, plural indefinite bakker)

  1. jaw (of a tool)
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Etymology 4

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From English back.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bakə/, [ˈb̥ɑɡ̊ə]

Verb

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bakke (imperative bak, infinitive at bakke, present tense bakker, past tense bakkede, perfect tense har bakket)

  1. to back

Dutch

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Verb

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bakke

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of bakken

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Probably a corruption of Old Swedish nattbakka, likely related to Old English nihtwacu (night watch), from niht + wacu, replacing Old English hrēremūs (see reremouse), perhaps later rhymed with rat or cat, two other animals with good night vision.

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Noun

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bakke (plural bakkes)

  1. bat (flying mammal)
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  • English: bat
  • Scots: bat
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  • English: wake, watch
  • German: Wache (watch)
  • Old High German: wahta (watch, vigil)
  • Old Norse: vaka (watch, vigil)
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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bakke

  1. Alternative form of bak

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse bakki. Doublet of banke.

Noun

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bakke m (definite singular bakken, indefinite plural bakker, definite plural bakkene)

  1. a hill or slope
  2. the ground (surface of the earth)
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Etymology 2

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From English back.

Verb

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bakke (imperative bakk, present tense bakker, passive bakkes, simple past and past participle bakka or bakket, present participle bakkende)

  1. to back (reverse, support)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse bakki, from Proto-Germanic *bankô. Akin to English bank.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²baçːə/, /²bakːə/

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bakke m (definite singular bakken, indefinite plural bakkar, definite plural bakkane)

  1. a hill or slope
    Vegen går opp ein bratt bakke.
    The road leads up a steep hill.
  2. the ground (surface of the earth)
    Eg likar ikkje å flyga, eg likar meg best på bakken.
    I don't like to fly, I feel most comfortable on the ground.

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Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Apparently related to German Low German backen (to stick, cleave, cling), Dutch bakken (to become hard, freeze; to stick, get stuck). Perhaps a special use of the terms meaning "bake".

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bakke

  1. to stick, cling to
  2. to attach
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  • boake (to bake) (possibly)

West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian baka, from Proto-West Germanic *bakan, from Proto-Germanic *bakaną.

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Verb

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bakke

  1. to bake

Inflection

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Weak class 1
infinitive bakke
3rd singular past bakte
past participle bakt
infinitive bakke
long infinitive bakken
gerund bakken n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular bak bakte
2nd singular bakst baktest
3rd singular bakt bakte
plural bakke bakten
imperative bak
participles bakkend bakt

Further reading

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  • bakke”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011