Hecht
See also: hecht
German
Etymology
From Middle High German hechet, from Old High German hehhit, from Proto-Germanic *hakiþaz or *hakidaz. Cognate with Middle Dutch heket, Old Saxon hakth, *hakith, Old English hacod. Probably related with German Haken, English hook.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛçt/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛçt
Noun
Hecht m (strong, genitive Hechtes or Hechts, plural Hechte)
- pike (fish), luce
- (with adjective, especially toll) a bloke, a guy, especially an admired, self-confident, or arrogant one
Declension
Declension of Hecht [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Hecht | die | Hechte |
genitive | eines | des | Hechtes, Hechts | der | Hechte |
dative | einem | dem | Hecht, Hechte1 | den | Hechten |
accusative | einen | den | Hecht | die | Hechte |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Further reading
- “Hecht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hecht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Hecht” in Duden online
- Hecht on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Plautdietsch
Noun
Hecht f (plural Hechten)
- height, altitude