weck

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English

Etymology

From German Weck, Wecken (“bread roll”).

Pronunciation

Noun

weck (plural wecks)

  1. Kummelweck bread.

Derived terms

Central Franconian

Etymology 1

From Old High German (*)wīd, northern variant of wīt, from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz. The word underwent the regular Ripuarian velarisation -īd- → -igd- → -eg-.

Pronunciation

Adjective

weck (masculine wegge, feminine and plural weck or wegge, comparative wegger, superlative et weckste)

  1. (most of Ripuarian) far, wide, distant
    Nemm et Auto, der Wääch es ze weck für ze loofe.
    Take the car, the distance is too far to walk.
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

weck

  1. inflection of wecke:
    1. singular imperative
    2. third-person singular present
Alternative forms

German

Pronunciation

Verb

weck

  1. singular imperative of wecken

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Shortened from Middle High German enwec, from Old High German in weg. Compare German weg, Dutch weg, Norwegian Bokmål vekk.

Adverb

weck

  1. away
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