hnecca

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈxnek.kɑ/, [ˈn̥ek.kɑ]

Noun[edit]

hnecca m

back of the neck
back of the head
neck

Declension[edit]

Declension of hnecca (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hnecca	hneccan
accusative	hneccan	hneccan
genitive	hneccan	hneccena
dative	hneccan	hneccum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: nekke, nake, nec, necke, nek, neke; nhicke, nykke
- English: neck
- Scots: neck
- Yola: neckarès (plural)

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