Nocke
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German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably a variant of Nock (“yardarm”), itself from a Low German word meaning "the protruding end of something," probably ultimately related to similar sounding words such as Dutch nok (“ridge of a roof”), English nook, Faroese nakkur (“steep, protruding promontory”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]Nocke f (genitive Nocke, plural Nocken)
- (Austria) gnocchi
- (Bavaria, Austria, colloquial, derogatory, obsolete) stupid, conceited woman
Declension
[edit]Declension of Nocke [feminine]
Further reading
[edit]- “Nocke” in Duden online