Backe
See also: backe
German
Etymology
From Old High German backo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbakə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ba‧cke; before 1996: Bak‧ke
Noun
Backe f (genitive Backe, plural Backen, diminutive Bäckchen n)
- cheek (on the face)
- buttock, butt cheek
- jaw (of a tool)
Usage notes
- In most regions, Backe is the normal word for “cheek” while Wange is formal or literary.
Declension
Declension of Backe
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Backe | die | Backen |
| genitive | einer | der | Backe | der | Backen |
| dative | einer | der | Backe | den | Backen |
| accusative | eine | die | Backe | die | Backen |
Synonyms
- (cheek on the face): Wange
Derived terms
- die Backen vollnehmen (“to talk big”)
- Fettbacke
- Schweinebacke
- Schweinsbacke
Related terms
- Backenbart
- Backenbremse
- backenig
- Backenstreich