Rechen

See also: rechen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rëche, from Old High German rëhho, rëcho. Cognate with Middle Dutch rake, Old Norse reka (“rake”), Old English racu, Dutch reek (“rake”), English rake, Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (rikan, “to heap up, collect”).[1] From Proto-Germanic *rakō, *rekô (“rake”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɛçən/ (Germany, Switzerland)
    • Audio:(file)(Germany (Berlin))
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁeːçɛn/, /ˈʁeːçŋ̩/ (Austria)
  • Homophone: rächen
  • Hyphenation: Re‧chen

Noun

Rechen m (strong, genitive Rechens, plural Rechen)

  1. (chiefly Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) rake
    Synonym: (chiefly northern and central Germany) Harke

Declension

Declension of Rechen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Rechen die Rechen
genitive eines des Rechens der Rechen
dative einem dem Rechen den Rechen
accusative einen den Rechen die Rechen

Noun

Rechen n (strong, genitive Rechens, no plural)

  1. gerund of rechen: "raking"

Declension

Declension of Rechen [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Rechen
genitive eines des Rechens
dative einem dem Rechen
accusative ein das Rechen

Derived terms

  • Laubrechen

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Rechen”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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