Gebäck

== German == === Alternative forms === Geback (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German gebac, from Old High German *gibak, *gibah, from Proto-West Germanic *gabak (“something baked, pastry”), collective form of *bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką (“baked goods, baking”). Cognate with Middle Low German gebak (whence German Low German Gebäck), Dutch gebak, Old English ġebæc. More at English batch. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈbɛk/ === Noun === Gebäck n (strong, genitive Gebäckes or Gebäcks, plural Gebäcke) (collective) pastry (food group) Synonym: Backwerk ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== === Further reading === “Gebäck” in Duden online “Gebäck” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Gebäck” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.