Wecken

See also: wecken

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛkn̩/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German wecke, from Old High German wecki, weggi (“wedge; wedge-shaped baked good”), from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz (“wedge”). Cognate with Dutch wig (“wedge”), English wedge; also Lithuanian vãgis (“hook, peg”).

Noun

Wecken m (strong, genitive Weckens, plural Wecken)

1. (Southern Germany, Austria, Bavaria) an oblong bread roll
2. (Austria, Bavaria) oblong wheat bread

Declension

Declension of Wecken [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wecken	die	Wecken
genitive	eines	des	Weckens	der	Wecken
dative	einem	dem	Wecken	den	Wecken
accusative	einen	den	Wecken	die	Wecken

Synonyms

• Weckerl
• Weck
• Wecke
• Weggen
• Weckchen

Etymology 2

From wecken.

Noun

Wecken n (strong, genitive Weckens, no plural)

1. gerund of wecken (“the act of waking”)

Declension

Declension of Wecken [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Wecken
genitive	eines	des	Weckens
dative	einem	dem	Wecken
accusative	ein	das	Wecken

Etymology 3

Noun

Wecken

1. plural of Wecke
2. plural of Weck

Further reading

• “Wecken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Wecken (Semmel, Brot, Backwerk)” in Duden online
• “Wecken (Weckruf, Alarm)” in Duden online