hekk
Icelandic
editEtymology
editCompare Danish hæk, Dutch haag, German Hecke, Old English hecg (“fence”), Swedish häck.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithekk n (genitive singular hekks, nominative plural hekk)
Declension
editSynonyms
edit- (hedge): limgerði
Maltese
editEtymology
editShortening of hekkda, from Arabic هٰكَذَا (hākaḏā). Immediately equivalent to Tunisian Arabic هكا (hakka). Compare also North Levantine Arabic هيك (hayk), Iraqi Arabic هيچي (hēči).
Pronunciation
editAdverb
edithekk
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom German Hecke, sense 4 from Low German hek.
Noun
edithekk m (definite singular hekken, indefinite plural hekker, definite plural hekkene)
- a hedge
- (athletics) a hurdle (in a hurdle race)
- (athletics) hurdles (a hurdle race)
- 110 meter hekk - 110 metre hurdles
- (nautical) stern
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “hekk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology 1
editFrom German Hecke, sense 4 from Low German hek.
Noun
edithekk m (definite singular hekken, indefinite plural hekkar, definite plural hekkane)
- a hedge
- (sports) a hurdle (in a hurdle race)
- (sports) hurdles (a hurdle race)
- 400 meter hekk - 400 metre hurdles
- (nautical) stern
References
edit- “hekk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Etymology 2
editVerb
edithekk
- imperative of hekka
Etymology 3
editVerb
edithekk
Old Norse
editVerb
edithekk
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