Hacke

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhakə/ 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) (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 ===== ===== 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) hoe ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “Hacke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Hacke (Absatz, Ferse)” in Duden online == Pennsylvania German == === Noun === Hacke plural of Hack