Wecken

Meaning

1. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern-Germany, masculine, strong) an oblong bread roll
2. (Austria, Bavaria, masculine, strong) oblong wheat bread

wecken

to wake, to wake up

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Weck

bread roll

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Wecke

1. (feminine) fusil (elongated lozenge)
2. (feminine, regional) synonym of Weck

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Concepts

reveille

arousing

rouse

Synonyms

Brot

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Brotlaib

Weckruf

Erwecken

Aufwecken

Translations

réveil

wekken

diana

εγερτήριο

het wekken

alvorada

despertamiento

despertar

toque de diana

diana

kalk borusu

diane

sveglia

diana

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

wegge

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛkn̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: wecke

Inherited from Old High German: wecki

Cognate with Dutch: wig

Cognate with English: wedge

Cognate with Lithuanian: vãgis

In summary

From Middle High German wecke, from Old High German wecki, weggi (“wedge; wedge-shaped baked good”), from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz (“wedge”). Cognate with Dutch wig (“wedge”), English wedge; also Lithuanian vãgis (“hook, peg”).