Äken

See also: aken, Aken, åken, akẹn, and Âken

German Low German

Alternative forms
  • Äker

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Dutch aker or Old Dutch *aker, or from Latin aquarium. Perhaps also related to Latin aheneus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛːkɘn/

Noun

Äken m

  1. (Westphalian) small kettle, typically made of copper or brass.

References
  • Friedrich Woeste, Wörterbuch der westfälischen Mundart (Wörterbücher. Herausgegeben vom Verein für niederdeutsche Sprachforschung. Band I) (1882, Norden & Leipzig: Diedr. Soltau's Verlag), p. 4: "æken, æker, m. kleiner kessel. [...]"
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