Anke
See also: anke
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German anke, from Old High German ancho, from Proto-West Germanic *ankwō. Cognate with Latin unguen (“fat, grease”) and Old Irish imb (“butter”).
Pronunciation
- (Zurich) IPA(key): /ˈɑŋkxə/
Noun
Anke m
- butter
- Synonym: Butter
Derived terms
- Ankebälleli
Descendants
- → German: Anke
Proper noun
Anke
- a surname
Further reading
- Schweizerisches Idiotikon. Wörterbuch der schweizerdeutschen Sprache (in German), volume 1, 1885, column 341
- “Anke”, in Wörterbuch Berndeutsch-Deutsch (in German), berndeutsch.ch, 1999–2023
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaŋkə/
Audio (file)
Etymology 1
From Middle High German anko, from Old High German ancha. Related to Enkel (“ankle”).
Noun
Anke f (genitive Anken, plural Anken) or
Anke (rare) m (weak, genitive Anken, plural Anken)
- (regional, otherwise obsolete) nape of the neck
Usage notes
Masculine form is rare.
Declension
Declension of Anke [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Anke | die | Anken |
| genitive | einer | der | Anken | der | Anken |
| dative | einer | der | Anken | den | Anken |
| accusative | eine | die | Anken | die | Anken |
Declension of Anke [masculine (rare), weak]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Anke | die | Anken |
| genitive | eines | des | Anken | der | Anken |
| dative | einem | dem | Anken | den | Anken |
| accusative | einen | den | Anken | die | Anken |
Etymology 2
Unclear.
Noun
Anke m (weak, genitive Anken, plural Anken)
- lake trout (Salmo trutta lacustris)
Declension
Declension of Anke [masculine, weak]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Anke | die | Anken |
| genitive | eines | des | Anken | der | Anken |
| dative | einem | dem | Anken | den | Anken |
| accusative | einen | den | Anken | die | Anken |
Etymology 3
From Low German Anke and West Frisian.
Proper noun
Anke f (proper noun, genitive Ankes or Anke, plural Anken or (colloquial) Ankes)
- a diminutive of the female given name Anna, from Low German or West Frisian
Declension
Declension of Anke [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Anke | die | Anken, Ankes1 |
| genitive | einer | der | Ankes, Anke | der | Anken, Ankes1 |
| dative | einer | der | Anke | den | Anken, Ankes1 |
| accusative | eine | die | Anke | die | Anken, Ankes1 |
1Colloquial.
Related terms
- Ännchen
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Alemannic German Anke.
Noun
Anke m (strong, genitive Anke, no plural)
- (dialectal, Switzerland) butter
- Synonym: Butter
Declension
Declension of Anke [sg-only, masculine, strong]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Anke |
| genitive | eines | des | Anke |
| dative | einem | dem | Anke |
| accusative | einen | den | Anke |
Alternative forms
- Anken
Further reading
- “Anke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Anke” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
German Low German
Alternative forms
- Annke
Etymology
Anna + -ke
Proper noun
Anke
- (Low Prussian) a diminutive of the female given name Anna