Hacke

See also: hacke and hacké

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhakə/

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German hakke. Also (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German hakka (“animal heel”), which has no attested continuation in Middle High German, however. Compare Dutch hak.

Noun

Hacke f (genitive Hacke, plural Hacken)

1. (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) heel (of the foot)
2. (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) the back of the shoe, which is around the heel (including or excluding the sole, for which alone Absatz is used)

Synonyms

• Ferse

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German hacke. Pertaining to hacken (“to chop”).

Noun

Hacke f (genitive Hacke, plural Hacken)

1. hoe

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Pennsylvania German

Noun

Hacke

1. plural of Hack