See also: hack and Hack

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /hɛk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from German Hecke, from Proto-Germanic *hagjō. Cognate of Danish hæk, Dutch haag, Icelandic hekk, Old English hecg (fence). Doublet of hage and hägg.

Noun edit

häck c

  1. hedge
  2. (sports) hurdle, as used in the track and field discipline hurdling
  3. (sports) hurdling
    Synonym: häcklöpning
Declension edit
Declension of häck 
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Nominative häck häcken häckar häckarna
Genitive häcks häckens häckars häckarnas
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Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Dutch hek (stern), from Proto-West Germanic *hakkju, from Proto-Germanic *hagjō.

Noun edit

häck c

  1. (nautical) upper part of transom
  2. (slang) bum, buttock
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Declension of häck 
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Nominative häck häcken häckar häckarna
Genitive häcks häckens häckars häckarnas
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Further reading edit