nakke

See also: Näkke

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish nakkæ, from Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“to press, pinch, buckle, kink”). Cognate with English neck.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -akə

Noun

nakke c (singular definite nakken, plural indefinite nakker)

1. (anatomy) nape; the back of the neck
2. (anatomy) the back of the head

Declension

Declension of nakke

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nakke	nakken	nakker	nakkerne
genitive	nakkes	nakkens	nakkers	nakkernes

References

• “nakke” in Den Danske Ordbog

Elfdalian

Noun

nakke m

1. nape, back of the neck

Inflection

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Declension of nakke

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nakke	nakken	nakker	nakkär
accusative	nakka	nakkan	nakka	nakką
dative	nakka	nakkam	nakkum	nakkum(e)
genitive	—	—	—	—

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnakːɛ]

Pronoun

nakke (free pronoun, Lontara spelling ᨊᨀᨙ)

1. I (first person singular)
2. we (first person plural exclusive)

See also

Makasar free and bound pronouns

	independent	absolutive	nominative	possessive
1st sg / 1st pl exclusive	nakke	-a'	ku-	-ku
1st pl exclusive (archaic)	kambe	-kang	ki-	-mang
1st pl inclusive / 2nd sg polite	katte	-ki'	ki-	-ta
2nd sg / pl familiar	kau	-ko	nu-	-nu
3rd sg / pl	ia	-i	na-	-na

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

nakke

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Old Norse hnakki.

Noun

nakke m (definite singular nakken, indefinite plural nakker, definite plural nakkene)

1. (anatomy) nape; the back of the neck

References

• “nakke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

nakke

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

From Old Norse hnakki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²naçːə/, [²nɐ̞ç.çə], [²nɐ̞c͡çːə]
• (newer or regional) IPA^(key): /²nakːə/, [²nɐ̞k.kə]

Noun

nakke m (definite singular nakken, indefinite plural nakkar, definite plural nakkane)

1. (anatomy) nape; the back of the neck

References

• “nakke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô.

Noun

nakke m

1. nape, back of the neck

Declension

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nakke	nakken	nakkar	nakkarnir
accusative	nakka	nakkan	nakka	nakkana
dative	nakka	nakkanom	nakkom	nakkonom
genitive	nakka	nakkans	nakka	nakkanna

Declension of nakke (weak an-stem)

Descendants

• Swedish: nacke