Wecken

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛkn̩/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German wecke, from Old High German wecki, weggi (“wedge; wedge-shaped baked good”), from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz (“wedge”). Cognate with Dutch wig (“wedge”), English wedge; also Lithuanian vãgis (“hook, peg”). ==== Noun ==== Wecken m (strong, genitive Weckens, plural Wecken) (Southern Germany, Austria, Bavaria) an oblong bread roll (Austria, Bavaria) oblong wheat bread ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== Weckerl Weck Wecke Weggen Weckchen ===== Derived terms ===== Weckenmann === Etymology 2 === From wecken. ==== Noun ==== Wecken n (strong, genitive Weckens, no plural) gerund of wecken (“the act of waking”) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== Wecken plural of Wecke plural of Weck ==== Further reading ==== “Wecken”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Wecken (Semmel, Brot, Backwerk)” in Duden online “Wecken (Weckruf, Alarm)” in Duden online