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weck

weck

English

Noun

weck ‎(plural wecks)

  1. kummelweck bread

Derived terms

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • wick (some dialects of Ripuarian, including Kölsch)
  • weit (Moselle Franconian)
  • wiet (westernmost Ripuarian)

Etymology

From Old High German (*)wīd, northern variant of wīt. The word underwent the regular Ripuarian velarisation -īd- → -igd- → -eg-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋek/

Adjective

weck ‎(masculine wegge, feminine weck, comparative wegger, superlative et weckste)

  1. (some dialects of Ripuarian) far; wide; distant
    Nemm et Auto, der Wääch es ze weck für ze loofe.
    Take the car, the distance is too far to walk.

Etymology

From German Weck, Wecken ‎(“bread roll”).

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