Nacken
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German nacke, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô (“nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Nacken m (strong, genitive Nackens, plural Nacken)
- (anatomy) nape of the neck
- Synonym: Genick
Declension edit
Declension of Nacken [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Nacken” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Nacken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Nacken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Nacken” in Duden online
- Nacken on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de