Backe
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See also: backe
English
Proper noun
Backe
- A surname.
- A hamlet in St Clears community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN2515).
- A community of Jämtland, Sweden.
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German backe, from Old High German backo. Further origin uncertain; note, however, the similarity to Latin bucca.
Noun
Backe f (genitive Backe, plural Backen, diminutive Bäckchen n)
Usage notes
- In most regions, Backe is the normal word for “cheek” while Wange is formal or literary.
Declension
Declension of Backe
Derived terms
- die Backen vollnehmen (“to talk big”)
- Backpfeife (“slap on the cheek”)
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Early New High German backe, possibly related to Etymology 1. However, perhaps more likely related to Proto-West Germanic *bak (“back (of the body)”), Bache and Bank, and converged onto the same spelling and pronunciation as that of Etymology 1.
Noun
Backe f (genitive Backe, plural Backen, diminutive Bäckchen n)
Declension
Declension of Backe
Derived terms
Further reading
- “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