Hecht

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German hechet, from Old High German hehhit, from Proto-Germanic *hakiþaz or *hakidaz, ultimately from the root of Haken (“hook”) (English hook).

Cognate with Middle Dutch heket, Old Saxon hakth, *hakith, Old English hacod.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛçt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛçt

Noun

Hecht m (strong, genitive Hechtes or Hechts, plural Hechte)

  1. pike (fish), luce
  2. (with adjective, especially toll) a bloke, a guy, especially an admired, self-confident, or arrogant one

Declension

Declension of Hecht
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hecht die Hechte
genitive eines des Hechtes, Hechts der Hechte
dative einem dem Hecht, Hechte1 den Hechten
accusative einen den Hecht die Hechte

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Hecht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Hecht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Hecht” in Duden online
  • Hecht on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German hö̂chte, from Old Saxon *hōhitha, from Proto-West Germanic *hauhiþu.

Noun

Hecht f (plural Hechten)

  1. height, altitude
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