Noun: Heck
Gender: Neuter
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Heck |
| Plural | Hecks |
Definite
| Singular | das Heck |
| Plural | die Hecks |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Hecks; Heckes |
| Plural | Hecks |
Definite
| Singular | des Hecks; Heckes |
| Plural | der Hecks |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Heck; Hecke |
| Plural | Hecks |
Definite
| Singular | dem Heck; Hecke |
| Plural | den Hecks |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Heck |
| Plural | Hecks |
Definite
| Singular | das Heck |
| Plural | die Hecks |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like Heck
Flüssiggastank,
Sauerstofftank,
Wrack,
Krafttank,
Atomwaffentest,
Gastank,
Leck,
Heck,
Test,
Elektroschock,
Säuretest,
Kernwaffentest,
Wassertank,
Kulturschock,
Etymology
From Middle Low German heck (“wooden fencing”), from Old Saxon *hekki, from Proto-West Germanic *hakkju. The sense “back of a ship” because the position of the helmsman in the stern was enclosed by such a fence. Cognate to Dutch hek, English hatch. See: Dutch Nouns '
hek'.
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