Beck
Translingual
Proper noun
Beck
- A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Günther von Mannagetta und Lërchenau Beck (1856-1931).
Further reading
- Author query of the International Plant Names Index
English
Etymology
- As a German surname, from Beck (“stream, brook”), see also Old Norse bekkr. Also a spelling variant of Becker (“baker”).
- As a Hebrew surname, shotened from בני (B'nei) קדושים (Kdoshim, “sons of the martyrs”).
Proper noun
Beck (countable and uncountable, plural Becks)
- A surname.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Covington County, Alabama, United States, likely named after the Beck family.
- The River Beck, or The Beck, a minor river in south-east Greater London, England, which becomes the Pool River before joining the Ravensbourne.
Derived terms
- Beck's scale
- Beckton
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Beck is the 328th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 93,786 individuals. Beck is most common among White (90.27%) individuals.
See also
- Becker
- Beckman
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beck”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 123.
Alemannic German
Etymology
from Middle High German becke, from Old High German becko, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz (“baker”).
Pronunciation
- (Zurich) IPA(key): /bek/
Noun
Beck m (plural Becke)
- baker
East Central German
Etymology
from Middle High German becke, from Old High German becko, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz (“baker”).
Noun
Beck m
- (Erzgebirgisch) baker
Noun
Beck
- plural of Buuk
Further reading
- 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, OCLC 932028867, page 21:
German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German becke, from Old High German becko, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz (“baker”). Doublet of Bäcker.
Noun
Beck m (weak, genitive Becken, plural Becken)
- (archaic to obsolete) baker
Declension
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Beck | die | Becken |
genitive | eines | des | Becken | der | Becken |
dative | einem | dem | Becken | den | Becken |
accusative | einen | den | Becken | die | Becken |
Descendants
- → Kajkavian Serbo-Croatian: pek
Proper noun
Beck m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Becks or (with an article) Beck, feminine genitive Beck, plural Becks)
- a surname
Descendants
- → English: Beck
See also
- Becker
- Beckmann
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German beck, probably through Dutch bek, from Middle Dutch bec, from Middle French bec (“beak”) or Old French bec, from Vulgar Latin beccus, probably from Gaulish. Compare modern French bec, English beak.
Noun
Beck m (strong, genitive Beckes or Becks, plural Becke)
- (falconry) The beak of a bird of prey.
Declension
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Beck | die | Becke |
genitive | eines | des | Beckes, Becks | der | Becke |
dative | einem | dem | Beck, Becke1 | den | Becken |
accusative | einen | den | Beck | die | Becke |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛk]
- Hyphenation: Beck
- Rhymes: -ɛk
Proper noun
Beck
- a surname
Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Beck | Beckek |
accusative | Becket | Beckeket |
dative | Becknek | Beckeknek |
instrumental | Beckkel | Beckekkel |
causal-final | Beckért | Beckekért |
translative | Beckké | Beckekké |
terminative | Beckig | Beckekig |
essive-formal | Beckként | Beckekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Beckben | Beckekben |
superessive | Becken | Beckeken |
adessive | Becknél | Beckeknél |
illative | Beckbe | Beckekbe |
sublative | Beckre | Beckekre |
allative | Beckhez | Beckekhez |
elative | Beckből | Beckekből |
delative | Beckről | Beckekről |
ablative | Becktől | Beckektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular | Becké | Beckeké |
non-attributive possessive - plural | Beckéi | Beckekéi |
Possessive forms of Beck | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Beckem | Beckjeim |
2nd person sing. | Becked | Beckjeid |
3rd person sing. | Beckje | Beckjei |
1st person plural | Beckünk | Beckjeink |
2nd person plural | Becketek | Beckjeitek |
3rd person plural | Beckjük | Beckjeik |