hecken

Signification (Anglais)

1. (intransitive, weak) to breed, give birth, multiply, especially in large numbers
2. (figuratively, intransitive, weak) to increase, multiply
3. (alt-of, dated, transitive, weak) dated form of aushecken (“to hatch, devise, think up”)

Concepts

couver

nicher

pondre

Synonymes

ausbrüten

brüten

bebrütet

Traductions

hatch

complottare

tramare

op een ei broeden

coar

tramar

empollar

yumurtadan çıkmak

tarama yapmak

ince ince çizmek

breed

gizlice hazırlamak

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈhɛkən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen haut-allemand: hecken

In summary

From Middle High German hecken, from Proto-Germanic *hakjaną. Cognate with English hatch, Swedish häcka.