weck

See also: Weck

English

Etymology

From German Weck, Wecken (“bread roll”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛk/
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

weck (plural wecks)

1. Kummelweck bread.

Derived terms

• beef on weck

Central Franconian

Etymology 1

From Old High German (*)wīd, northern variant of wīt, from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz. The word underwent the regular Ripuarian velarisation -īd- → -igd- → -eg-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋek/

Adjective

weck (masculine wegge, feminine and plural weck or wegge, comparative wegger, superlative et weckste)

1. (most of Ripuarian) far, wide, distant

   Nemm et Auto, der Wääch es ze weck für ze loofe.

   Take the car, the distance is too far to walk.

Alternative forms

• wick (Kölsch), wiet (western and northernmost Ripuarian)
• witt (Siegerland, otherwise scattered compromise form)
• weit (most of Moselle Franconian)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɛk/

Verb

weck

1. inflection of wecke:
   1. singular imperative
   2. third-person singular present

Alternative forms

• wäck (variant spelling)

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛk/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Homophone: weg

Verb

weck

1. singular imperative of wecken

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Shortened from Middle High German enwec, from Old High German in weg. Compare German weg, Dutch weg, Norwegian Bokmål vekk.

Adverb

weck

1. away