Nocke

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably a variant of Nock (“yardarm”), itself from a Low German word meaning "the protruding end of something," probably ultimately related to similar sounding words such as Dutch nok (“ridge of a roof”), English nook, Faroese nakkur (“steep, protruding promontory”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Nocke f (genitive Nocke, plural Nocken)

  1. (Austria) gnocchi
  2. (Bavaria, Austria, colloquial, derogatory, obsolete) stupid, conceited woman

Declension

Declension of Nocke
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Nocke die Nocken
genitive einer der Nocke der Nocken
dative einer der Nocke den Nocken
accusative eine die Nocke die Nocken

Further reading

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