nekke
Afrikaans
Noun
nekke
- plural of nek
Dutch
Verb
nekke
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of nekken
Anagrams
- keken
Middle English
Alternative forms
- nake, nec, necke, nek, neke
- nhicke, nykke (Kent)
Etymology
Inherited from Old English hnecca, from Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛk(ə)/
Noun
nekke (plural nekkes or nekken)
- The neck (body part connecting the head and trunk):
- (anatomy) A narrow passage or chamber.
- The neck of a bottle or container; a bottleneck.
- (figurative) A neck in various symbolic uses:
- Signifying subjection or resistance to it.
- Signifying a load or burden.
- Signifying one's existence.
Derived terms
- nekke bon
Descendants
- English: neck
- Scots: neck
References
- “nekke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
West Frisian
Noun
nekke c (plural nekken, diminutive nekje)
- neck