backe

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German

Pronunciation

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Verb

backe

  1. inflection of backen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *bakan, from Proto-Germanic *bakaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

backe (third-person singular present backt or bäckt, preterite bok or backde, subjunctive bök or bäckde, past participle gebacke, auxiliary han) (German-based spelling)

  1. (ergative) to bake; to roast
  2. (ergative, colloquial) to fry
  3. (ergative, chiefly pottery) to fire
  4. (intransitive) to stick together; to cake
  5. (transitive) to stick (something to something else)
  6. (intransitive, figuratively) to bake, to fry; to be affected by heat

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Middle English

Noun

backe

  1. Alternative form of bak (“back”)

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German backen, Dutch bakken, English bake.

Verb

backe

  1. to bake

Swedish

De rider mot en liten backe (en liten uppförsbacke) (sense 1)
Huset är byggt i en backe (eller sluttning) (sense 2)

Etymology

From Old Norse bakki (“bank”), from Proto-Germanic *bankô.

Pronunciation

Noun

backe c

  1. a hill (portion of a road or other path sloping lengthwise)
    Synonyms: (downhill slope) nedförsbacke, (uphill slope) uppförsbacke
    Det är jobbigt att cykla uppför den branta backen
    It's strenuous to ride (a bike) up the steep hill
  2. a slope, an incline (part of the ground that slopes)
    Synonym: sluttning
    backen på sidan av kullen
    the slope on the side of the hill
  3. (uncountable) (nearby) ground
    Synonym: (more general) mark
    Hon halkade och föll i backen
    She slipped and fell to the ground (could also be interpreted as "She slipped and fell on the hill/slope," though unlikely here)
    Vasen trillade i backen när de skulle bära in den
    The vase fell to the ground as they were carrying it in
    Tjuren frustade och stampade i backen
    The bull snorted and stomped the ground
  5. (obsolete) a hill (elevated landmass)
    Synonyms: kulle, höjd
    över berg och backar
    over mountains and hills (still recognized as an expression)
    galgbacke
    gallows hill (site for execution by hanging, usually on a hill)
  6. (obsolete) a burial mound
    Synonym: gravhög

Usage notes

Sometimes appears in place names in the obsolete (sense 4), often in the plural "backar" (hills), where it usually means hilly terrain.

Declension

Declension of backe 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative backe backen backar backarna
Genitive backes backens backars backarnas

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References

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