weck

See also: Weck

English

Etymology

From German Weck, Wecken (“bread roll”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wɛk/

Noun

weck (plural wecks)

  1. kummelweck bread

Derived terms

Central Franconian

Alternative forms
  • wick (some dialects of Ripuarian, including Kölsch)
  • weit (Moselle Franconian)
  • wiet (westernmost Ripuarian)

Etymology

From Old High German (*)wīd, northern variant of wīt, from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz. The word underwent the regular Ripuarian velarisation -īd- → -igd- → -eg-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋek/

Adjective

weck (masculine wegge, feminine weck, comparative wegger, superlative et' weckste)

  1. (some dialects of Ripuarian) far; wide; distant
    Nemm et Auto, der Wääch es ze weck für ze loofe.
    Take the car, the distance is too far to walk.

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛk/

Verb

weck

  1. second-person singular imperative of wecken

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Shortened from Middle High German enwec, from Old High German in weg. Compare German weg, Dutch weg, Norwegian Bokmål vekk.

Adverb

weck

  1. away
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