Buchecker
German edit
Etymology edit
Compound of Buche + Ecker. The now rare simplex Ecker from Middle High German ackeran, eckern; only once attested in Old High German ekarn. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *akraną, whence also English acorn. An original neuter or masculine whose final -n was interpreted as a plural morpheme and which was subsequently made into a feminine. Kluge (24th edition) considers it a chiefly Low German word (compare Middle Low German ākeren, eckeren).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Buchecker f (genitive Buchecker, plural Bucheckern)
Declension edit
Declension of Buchecker [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Buchecker | die | Bucheckern |
| genitive | einer | der | Buchecker | der | Bucheckern |
| dative | einer | der | Buchecker | den | Bucheckern |
| accusative | eine | die | Buchecker | die | Bucheckern |
Synonyms edit
- (rare) Ecker
- (Switzerland) Buchennüsschen
Further reading edit
- “Buchecker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache