bakke

See also: Bakke

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bakki (“bank”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bakə/, [ˈb̥ɑɡ̊ə]
• Rhymes: -akə

Noun

bakke c (singular definite bakken, plural indefinite bakker)

1. hill, rise, slope

Inflection

Declension of bakke

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bakke	bakken	bakker	bakkerne
genitive	bakkes	bakkens	bakkers	bakkernes

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German bak, back or Middle Dutch bak, from Medieval Latin bacca (“basin, bowl”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bakə/, [ˈb̥ɑɡ̊ə]

Noun

bakke c (singular definite bakken, plural indefinite bakker)

1. tray, salver

Inflection

Declension of bakke

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bakke	bakken	bakker	bakkerne
genitive	bakkes	bakkens	bakkers	bakkernes

Etymology 3

From German Backe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bakə/, [ˈb̥ɑɡ̊ə]

Noun

bakke c (singular definite bakken, plural indefinite bakker)

1. jaw (of a tool)

Inflection

Declension of bakke

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bakke	bakken	bakker	bakkerne
genitive	bakkes	bakkens	bakkers	bakkernes

Etymology 4

From English back

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bakə/, [ˈb̥ɑɡ̊ə]

Verb

bakke (imperative bak, infinitive at bakke, present tense bakker, past tense bakkede, perfect tense har bakket)

1. to back

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Dutch

Verb

bakke

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of bakken

Anagrams

• bekak

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Probably a corruption of Old Swedish nattbakka, likely related to Old English nihtwacu (“night watch”), from niht + wacu, replacing Old English hrēremūs (see reremouse), perhaps later rhymed with rat or cat, two other animals with good night vision.

Alternative forms

• bak, bake, balke

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbak(ə)/

Noun

bakke (plural bakkes)

2. bat (flying mammal)

Descendants

• English: bat
• Scots: bat

See also

• English: wake, watch
• German: Wache (“watch”)
• Old High German: wahta (“watch, vigil”)
• Old Norse: vaka (“watch, vigil”)

References

• “bakke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old English bæc.

Noun

bakke

1. Alternative form of bak

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bakki

Noun

bakke m (definite singular bakken, indefinite plural bakker, definite plural bakkene)

1. a hill or slope
2. the ground (surface of the earth)

Derived terms

• bakkenivå
• bakkepersonale
• hoppbakke
• skibakke

Etymology 2

From English back

Verb

bakke (imperative bakk, present tense bakker, passive bakkes, simple past and past participle bakka or bakket, present participle bakkende)

1. to back (reverse, support)

References

• “bakke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse bakki. Akin to English bank

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²bɑkːə/

Noun

bakke m (definite singular bakken, indefinite plural bakkar, definite plural bakkane)

1. a hill or slope

   Vegen går opp ein bratt bakke.

   The road leads up a steep hill.

2. the ground (surface of the earth)

   Eg likar ikkje å flyga, eg likar meg best på bakken.

   I don't like to fly, I feel most comfortable on the ground.

Derived terms

• bakkenivå
• bakkepersonale
• hoppbakke
• skibakke

References

• “bakke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian baka, from Proto-West Germanic *bakan, from Proto-Germanic *bakaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbakə/

Verb

bakke

1. to bake

Inflection

Weak class 1
infinitive	bakke
3rd singular past	bakte
past participle	bakt
infinitive	bakke
long infinitive	bakken
gerund	bakken n
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	bak	bakte
2nd singular	bakst	baktest
3rd singular	bakt	bakte
plural	bakke	bakten
imperative	bak
participles	bakkend	bakt

Further reading

• “bakke”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011