Feminin
nok
Bedeutung (English)
- (feminine) ridge of a roof
- (feminine) cam
Frequenz
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/nɔk/
Etymology (English)
From Middle Dutch nocke, possibly ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *hnakkô (“back of the neck”); the meanings "neck," "top," "hook" all merged into each other. Likely related to English nock and nook; see there for more, as well as Faroese nakkur (“steep promontory”).
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