backe

See also: Backe

German

Verb

backe

1. First-person singular present of backen.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of backen.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of backen.
4. Imperative singular of backen.

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Middle English

Noun

backe

1. Alternative form of bak (“back”)

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German backen, Dutch bakken, English bake.

Verb

backe

1. to bake

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse bakki (“bank”), from Proto-Germanic *bankô.

Pronunciation

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Noun

backe c

1. slope; a piece of ground which slopes
2. (uncountable) ground; the surface of the Earth

Declension

Declension of backe
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	backe	backen	backar	backarna
Genitive	backes	backens	backars	backarnas

Related terms

• backig
• uppförsbacke
• nedförsbacke

See also

ground

• landbacken
• stå som spön i backen