hnecca

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxnek.kɑ/, [ˈn̥ek.kɑ]

Noun

hnecca m

1. back of the neck
2. back of the head
3. neck

Declension

Declension of hnecca (weak)

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

Descendants

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