Rechen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German rëche, Old High German rëhkho. Cognate with Middle Dutch rake, Old Norse reka (“rake”), Old English racu, Dutch reek (“rake”), English rake, Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (rikan, “to heap up, collect”). From Proto-Germanic *rakō, *rekô (“rake”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʁɛçən/ (Germany, Switzerland) IPA(key): /ˈʁeːçɛn/, /ˈʁeːçŋ̩/ (Austria) Homophone: rächen Hyphenation: Re‧chen === Noun === Rechen m (strong, genitive Rechens, plural Rechen) (chiefly Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) rake Synonym: (chiefly northern and central Germany) Harke ==== Declension ==== === Noun === Rechen n (strong, genitive Rechens, no plural) gerund of rechen: "raking" ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Laubrechen ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “Rechen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Rechen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Rechen” in Duden online “Rechen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.