Anke

== Alemannic German == === Etymology === From Middle High German anke, from Old High German ancho, from Proto-West Germanic *ankwō. Cognate with Latin unguen (“fat, grease”) and Old Irish imb (“butter”). === Pronunciation === (Zürich) IPA(key): /ˈɑŋkxə/ === Noun === Anke m butter Synonym: Butter ==== Derived terms ==== Ankebälleli Ankemilch Ankeschnitte === Proper noun === Anke a surname === Further reading === Schweizerisches Idiotikon. Wörterbuch der schweizerdeutschen Sprache[1] (in German), volume 1, 1885, column 341 “Anke”, in Wörterbuch Berndeutsch-Deutsch (in German), berndeutsch.ch, 1999–2026 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaŋkə/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German anko, from Old High German ancha. Related to Enkel (“ankle”). ==== Noun ==== Anke f (genitive Anken, plural Anken) or Anke (rare) m (weak, genitive Anken, plural Anken) (regional, otherwise obsolete) nape of the neck ===== Usage notes ===== Masculine form is rare. ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Unclear. ==== Noun ==== Anke m (weak, genitive Anken, plural Anken) lake trout (Salmo trutta lacustris) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 3 === From Low German Anke. ==== Proper noun ==== Anke f (proper noun, genitive Ankes or Anke, plural Anken or (colloquial) Ankes) a diminutive of the female given name Anna, from Low German ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== Ännchen === Etymology 4 === Inherited from Middle High German anke, Old High German ancho. Compare Alemannic German Anke. ==== Noun ==== Anke m (strong, genitive Anke, no plural) (archaic outside Switzerland) butter Synonym: Butter ===== Declension ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== Anken === Further reading === “Anke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Anke” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. == Low German == === Alternative forms === Annke === Etymology === Anna +‎ -ke === Proper noun === Anke (Low Prussian) a diminutive of the female given name Anna