backe

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German[edit]

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backe

  1. inflection of backen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *bakan, from Proto-Germanic *bakaną.

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Verb[edit]

backe (third-person singular present backt or bäckt, preterite bok or backde, subjunctive bök or bäckde, past participle gebacke, auxiliary han) (German-based spelling)

  1. (ergative) to bake; to roast
  2. (ergative, colloquial) to fry
  3. (ergative, chiefly pottery) to fire
  4. (intransitive) to stick together; to cake
  5. (transitive) to stick (something to something else)
  6. (intransitive, figuratively) to bake, to fry; to be affected by heat

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

backe

  1. Alternative form of bak (back)

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare German backen, Dutch bakken, English bake.

Verb[edit]

backe

  1. to bake

Swedish[edit]

De rider mot en liten backe (en liten uppförsbacke) (sense 1)
Huset är byggt i en backe (eller sluttning) (sense 2)

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

backe c

  1. a hill (portion of a road or other path sloping lengthwise)
    Synonyms: (downhill slope) nedförsbacke, (uphill slope) uppförsbacke
    Det är jobbigt att cykla uppför den branta backen
    It's strenuous to ride (a bike) up the steep hill
  2. a slope, an incline (part of the ground that slopes)
    Synonym: sluttning
    backen på sidan av kullen
    the slope on the side of the hill
  3. (uncountable) (nearby) ground
    Synonym: (more general) mark
    Hon halkade och föll i backen
    She slipped and fell to the ground (could also be interpreted as "She slipped and fell on the hill/slope," though unlikely here)
    Vasen trillade i backen när de skulle bära in den
    The vase fell to the ground as they were carrying it in
    Tjuren frustade och stampade i backen
    The bull snorted and stomped the ground
  4. (obsolete) a hill (elevated landmass)
    Synonyms: kulle, höjd
    över berg och backar
    over mountains and hills (still recognized as an expression)
    galgbacke
    gallows hill (site for execution by hanging, usually on a hill)
  5. (obsolete) a burial mound
    Synonym: gravhög

Usage notes[edit]

Sometimes appears in place names in the obsolete (sense 4), often in the plural "backar" (hills), where it usually means hilly terrain.

Declension[edit]

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

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