zurück

See also: zurück-

German

Alternative forms

• zurük, zurüke (obsolete)

Etymology

Middle High German zerucke; zu- +‎ Rücken; the former was zuo, zū, ze and the latter was rücke, rucke, rück, ruck, rügge, rugge in Middle High German.

Cognate with Hunsrik zurick and Dutch terug.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡suˈʁʏk/
• Hyphenation: zu‧rück

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Adverb

zurück

1. back, backward, backwards, to the rear.

Interjection

zurück!

1. stand back!
2. get back!

Related terms

• zurücke

Further reading

• “zurück” in Duden online
• “zurück” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache