Hacke
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
15th century, from Middle Low German hakke, from Proto-Germanic *hak(k)-, perhaps related to *hakô. Cognate with Dutch hak. The word also existed in Old High German as hakka (“animal heel”), but this had no attested continuation in Middle High German.
Noun edit
Hacke f (genitive Hacke, plural Hacken)
Usage notes edit
- There is now a tendency to use Hacke especially for the back of the shoe (i.e. that part which is around the heel of the foot), whereas the body part is more often called Ferse even in the north. Such use may include or exclude the sole of a high-heeled shoe (Absatz). In the south the word is rare in either sense.
Declension edit
Declension of Hacke [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle High German hacke. Pertaining to hacken (“to chop”).
Noun edit
Hacke f (genitive Hacke, plural Hacken)
Declension edit
Declension of Hacke [feminine]
Further reading edit
- “Hacke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hacke (Absatz, Ferse)” in Duden online
Pennsylvania German edit
Noun edit
Hacke