hecken

Meaning

  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”)

Synonyms

Translations

op een ei broeden

coar

yumurtadan çıkmak

tarama yapmak

ince ince çizmek

gizlice hazırlamak

Frequency

27k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɛkən/
Etymology

In summary

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

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