"Wecke" meaning in German

See Wecke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvɛkə/ Audio: De-wecke.ogg , De-Wecke.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German wecke, from Old High German wecki, weggi (“wedge”), from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz. Cognate with Dutch wig (“wedge”), English wedge. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|wecke}} Middle High German wecke, {{inh|de|goh|wecki}} Old High German wecki, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*wagjaz}} Proto-Germanic *wagjaz, {{cog|nl|wig||wedge}} Dutch wig (“wedge”), {{cog|en|wedge}} English wedge Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Wecke f (genitive Wecke, plural Wecken) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Wecke [genitive], Wecken [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Wecke [nominative, singular], Wecken [definite, nominative, plural], Wecke [genitive, singular], Wecken [definite, genitive, plural], Wecke [dative, singular], Wecken [dative, definite, plural], Wecke [accusative, singular], Wecken [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (heraldry) fusil (elongated lozenge) Tags: feminine Synonyms: Wachel, Wackel, Kärtchen
    Sense id: en-Wecke-de-noun-YPK7APZu Categories (other): Heraldry Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
  2. (regional) synonym of Weck Tags: feminine, regional Synonyms: Weck [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Wecke-de-noun-akgcCBGj Categories (other): Regional German, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Breads Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Breads: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: geweckt, Heißwecke Related terms: Weck

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "geweckt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Heißwecke"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "wecke"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German wecke",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "wecki"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wecki",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*wagjaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wagjaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "wig",
        "3": "",
        "4": "wedge"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch wig (“wedge”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "wedge"
      },
      "expansion": "English wedge",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German wecke, from Old High German wecki, weggi (“wedge”), from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz. Cognate with Dutch wig (“wedge”), English wedge.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Wecke",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wecken",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wecke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wecken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wecke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wecken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wecke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wecken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wecke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wecken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Wecke f (genitive Wecke, plural Wecken)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "We",
        "cke"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Weck"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Heraldry",
          "orig": "de:Heraldry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fusil (elongated lozenge)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Wecke-de-noun-YPK7APZu",
      "links": [
        [
          "heraldry",
          "heraldry"
        ],
        [
          "fusil",
          "fusil"
        ],
        [
          "lozenge",
          "lozenge#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(heraldry) fusil (elongated lozenge)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Wachel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Wackel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kärtchen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "heraldry",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "monarchy",
        "nobility",
        "politics"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Regional German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 81",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 88",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Breads",
          "orig": "de:Breads",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "synonym of Weck"
      ],
      "id": "en-Wecke-de-noun-akgcCBGj",
      "links": [
        [
          "regional",
          "regional#English"
        ],
        [
          "Weck",
          "Weck#German"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(regional) synonym of Weck"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "Weck"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "regional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvɛkə/"
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/df/De-wecke.ogg/De-wecke.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/De-wecke.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Wecke.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/De-Wecke.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "wecke"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wecke"
}
{
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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "de:Breads"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "geweckt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Heißwecke"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "wecke"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German wecke",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wecki",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wagjaz",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "wig",
        "3": "",
        "4": "wedge"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch wig (“wedge”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "wedge"
      },
      "expansion": "English wedge",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German wecke, from Old High German wecki, weggi (“wedge”), from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz. Cognate with Dutch wig (“wedge”), English wedge.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Wecke",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wecken",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wecke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wecken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wecke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wecken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wecke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wecken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wecke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wecken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "We",
        "cke"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Weck"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Heraldry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fusil (elongated lozenge)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "heraldry",
          "heraldry"
        ],
        [
          "fusil",
          "fusil"
        ],
        [
          "lozenge",
          "lozenge#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(heraldry) fusil (elongated lozenge)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Wachel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Wackel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kärtchen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "heraldry",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "monarchy",
        "nobility",
        "politics"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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        "synonym of Weck"
      ],
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          "regional",
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        ],
        [
          "Weck",
          "Weck#German"
        ]
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        "(regional) synonym of Weck"
      ],
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            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "Weck"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "regional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvɛkə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-wecke.ogg",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "wecke"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wecke"
}

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