Nacken

See also: nacken and Näcken

German

Etymology

From Middle High German nacke, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô (“nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnakən/, [ˈna.kŋ̍], [-kən]
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Hyphenation: Na‧cken

Noun

Nacken m (strong, genitive Nackens, plural Nacken)

(anatomy) nape of the neck
Synonym: Genick

Declension

Declension of Nacken [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Nacken	die	Nacken
genitive	eines	des	Nackens	der	Nacken
dative	einem	dem	Nacken	den	Nacken
accusative	einen	den	Nacken	die	Nacken

Derived terms

Further reading

“Nacken” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Nacken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Nacken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Nacken” in Duden online
Nacken on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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