bakke

Danish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bakə/,
• Rhymes: -akə

Noun

bakke c (singular definite bakken, plural indefinite bakker)

1. hill, rise, slope

Inflection

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bakə/,

Noun

bakke c (singular definite bakken, plural indefinite bakker)

1. tray, salver

Inflection

Etymology 3

From German Backe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bakə/,

Noun

bakke c (singular definite bakken, plural indefinite bakker)

1. jaw (of a tool)

Inflection

Etymology 4

From English back.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bakə/,

Verb

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

1. to back

Dutch

Verb

bakke

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

Anagrams

• bekak

Middle English

Etymology 1

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.

Alternative forms

• bak, bake, balke

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbak(ə)/

Noun

bakke (plural bakkes)

2. bat (flying mammal)

Descendants

• English: bat
• Scots: bat

See also

• English: wake, watch
• German: Wache (“watch”)
• Old High German: wahta (“watch, vigil”)
• Old Norse: vaka (“watch, vigil”)

References

• “bakke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.

Etymology 2

Noun

bakke

1. Alternative form of bak

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bakki. Doublet of banke.

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• bakkenivå
• bakkepersonale
• hoppbakke
• skibakke

Etymology 2

From English back.

Verb

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

1. to back (reverse, support)

References

• “bakke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• bakki, bakka, bakk (dialectal)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²baçːə/, /²bakːə/

Noun

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.

Declension

Derived terms

• bakkenivå
• bakkepersonale
• hoppbakke
• skibakke

References

• “bakke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

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".

Verb

bakke

1. to stick, cling to
2. to attach

Related terms

• boake (“to bake”) (possibly)

West Frisian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbakə/

Verb

bakke

1. to bake

Inflection

Further reading

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