Hacke

See also: hacke and hacké

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhakə/

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• Hyphenation: Ha‧cke

Etymology 1

15th century, from Middle Low German hakke, from Proto-Germanic *hak(k)-, perhaps related to *hakô. Cognate with Dutch hak. The word also existed in Old High German as hakka (“animal heel”), but this had no attested continuation in Middle High German.

Noun

Hacke f (genitive Hacke, plural Hacken)

1. (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) heel (of the foot or shoe)

   Synonym: Ferse

Usage notes

• There is now a tendency to use Hacke especially for the back of the shoe (i.e. that part which is around the heel of the foot), whereas the body part is more often called Ferse even in the north. Such use may include or exclude the sole of a high-heeled shoe (Absatz). In the south the word is rare in either sense.

Declension

Declension of Hacke [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Hacke	die	Hacken
genitive	einer	der	Hacke	der	Hacken
dative	einer	der	Hacke	den	Hacken
accusative	eine	die	Hacke	die	Hacken

Derived terms

• Hackentrick
• in die Hacken laufen / treten

Etymology 2

From Middle High German hacke. Pertaining to hacken (“to chop”).

Noun

Hacke f (genitive Hacke, plural Hacken)

1. hoe

Declension

Declension of Hacke [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Hacke	die	Hacken
genitive	einer	der	Hacke	der	Hacken
dative	einer	der	Hacke	den	Hacken
accusative	eine	die	Hacke	die	Hacken

Further reading

• “Hacke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Hacke (Absatz, Ferse)” in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Hacke

1. plural of Hack