"Backe" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbakə/ Audio: De-Backe.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German backe, from Old High German backo. Further origin uncertain; note, however, the similarity to Latin bucca. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|backe}} Middle High German backe, {{inh|de|goh|backo}} Old High German backo, {{m|la|bucca}} bucca Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=^chen}} Backe f (genitive Backe, plural Backen, diminutive Bäckchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Backe [genitive], Backen [plural], Bäckchen [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Backe [nominative, singular], Backen [definite, nominative, plural], Backe [genitive, singular], Backen [definite, genitive, plural], Backe [dative, singular], Backen [dative, definite, plural], Backe [accusative, singular], Backen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. cheek (on the face) Tags: feminine Synonyms: Wange
    Sense id: en-Backe-de-noun-fLfFW~Q- Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 4 49
  2. jaw (of a tool) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Backe-de-noun-iv2GSkzy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: die Backen vollnehmen (english: to talk big), Backpfeife (english: slap on the cheek) Related terms: Backenbart, Backenbremse, backenig, Backenknochen, Backenstreich, Backenzahn
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbakə/ Audio: De-Backe.ogg
Etymology: From Early New High German backe, possibly related to Etymology 1. However, perhaps more likely related to Bache and Bank, and converged onto the same spelling and pronunciation as that of Etymology 1. Etymology templates: {{m|de|backe}} backe, {{m|de|Bache}} Bache, {{m|de|Bank}} Bank Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=^chen}} Backe f (genitive Backe, plural Backen, diminutive Bäckchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Backe [genitive], Backen [plural], Bäckchen [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Backe [nominative, singular], Backen [definite, nominative, plural], Backe [genitive, singular], Backen [definite, genitive, plural], Backe [dative, singular], Backen [dative, definite, plural], Backe [accusative, singular], Backen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. buttock, butt cheek Tags: feminine Derived forms: Dumpfbacke, Fettbacke, Schweinebacke, Schweinsbacke
    Sense id: en-Backe-de-noun-jGiFIRn~ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 4 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "word": "Backe"
}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.