backe
See also: Backe
GermanEdit
VerbEdit
backe
- inflection of backen:
Middle EnglishEdit
NounEdit
backe
- Alternative form of bak (“back”)
Pennsylvania GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Compare German backen, Dutch bakken, English bake.
VerbEdit
backe
- to bake
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse bakki (“bank”), from Proto-Germanic *bankô.
PronunciationEdit
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NounEdit
backe c
- slope; a piece of ground which slopes
- (uncountable) ground; the surface of the Earth
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of backe | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | backe | backen | backar | backarna |
| Genitive | backes | backens | backars | backarnas |
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- ground