nakke

See also: Näkke

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish nakkæ, from Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“to press, pinch, buckle, kink”). Cognate with English neck.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -akə

Noun

nakke c (singular definite nakken, plural indefinite nakker)

  1. (anatomy) nape; the back of the neck
  2. (anatomy) the back of the head

Declension
Declension of nakke
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nakke nakken nakker nakkerne
genitive nakkes nakkens nakkers nakkernes

References

Elfdalian

Noun

nakke m

  1. nape, back of the neck

Inflection
Declension of nakke
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nakke nakken nakker nakkär
accusative nakka nakkan nakka nakką
dative nakka nakkam nakkum nakkum(e)
genitive — — — —

Ingrian

Etymology

Related to dialectal Finnish nakkia.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈnɑkːe/, [ˈnɑkː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnɑkːe/, [ˈnɑkːe̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑkːe
  • Hyphenation: nak‧ke

Adjective

nakke

  1. beautiful, pretty

Declension
Declension of nakke (type 6/lähe, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative nakke nakkeet
genitive nakkeen nakkein
partitive nakketta nakkeita
illative nakkeesse nakkeisse
inessive nakkees nakkeis
elative nakkeest nakkeist
allative nakkeelle nakkeille
adessive nakkeel nakkeil
ablative nakkeelt nakkeilt
translative nakkeeks nakkeiks
essive nakkeenna, nakkeen nakkeinna, nakkein
exessive1) nakkeent nakkeint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
Soikkola declension of nakke (type 6/lähe, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative nakke nakkehet,
nakkeet
genitive nakkehen nakkehiin
partitive nakketta,
nakkeht		 nakkehia
illative nakkehesse nakkehisse
inessive nakkehees nakkehiis
elative nakkehest nakkehist
allative nakkehelle nakkehille
adessive nakkeheel nakkehiil
ablative nakkehelt nakkehilt
translative nakkeheks nakkehiks
essive nakkehennä,
nakkeheen		 nakkehinnä,
nakkehiin
exessive1) nakkehent nakkehint
1) Obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

Synonyms

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 334

Makasar

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈnakːɛ]

Pronoun

nakke (free pronoun, Lontara spelling ᨊᨀᨙ)

  1. I (first person singular)
  2. we (first person plural exclusive)

See also
Makasar free and bound pronouns
Independent Absolutive Nominative Possessive
1st sg / 1st pl excl nakke -a' ku- -ku
1st pl excl (archaic) kambe -kang ki- -mang
1st pl incl / 2nd sg polite katte -ki' ki- -ta
2nd sg / pl familiar kau -ko nu- -nu
3rd sg / pl ia -i na- -na

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hnakki.

Noun

nakke m (definite singular nakken, indefinite plural nakker, definite plural nakkene)

  1. (anatomy) nape; the back of the neck

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hnakki.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²naçːə/, [²nɐ̞ç.çə], [²nɐ̞c͡çːə]
  • (newer or regional) IPA(key): /²nakːə/, [²nɐ̞k.kə]

Noun

nakke m (definite singular nakken, indefinite plural nakkar, definite plural nakkane)

  1. (anatomy) nape; the back of the neck

References

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô.

Noun

nakke m

  1. nape, back of the neck

Declension
Declension of nakke (an-stem)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nakke nakken nakkar nakkarnir
accusative nakka nakkan nakka nakkana
dative nakka nakkanom nakkom nakkonom
genitive nakka nakkans nakka nakkanna

Descendants
  • Swedish: nacke
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.