Anke

See also: anke

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German anke, from Old High German ancho, from Proto-West Germanic *ankwō. Cognate with Latin unguen (“fat, grease”) and Old Irish imb (“butter”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Anke m

  1. butter
    Synonym: Butter

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → German: Anke

Proper noun

Anke

  1. a surname

Further reading
  • Schweizerisches Idiotikon. Wörterbuch der schweizerdeutschen Sprache (in German), volume 1, 1885, column 341
  • “Anke”, in Wörterbuch Berndeutsch-Deutsch (in German), berndeutsch.ch, 1999–2024

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaŋkə/
  • Audio(file)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German anko, from Old High German ancha. Related to Enkel (“ankle”).

Noun

Anke f (genitive Anken, plural Anken) or
Anke (rare) m (weak, genitive Anken, plural Anken)

  1. (regional, otherwise obsolete) nape of the neck
Usage notes

Masculine form is rare.

Declension
Declension of Anke [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Anke die Anken
genitive einer der Anken der Anken
dative einer der Anken den Anken
accusative eine die Anken die Anken
Declension of Anke [masculine (rare), weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Anke die Anken
genitive eines des Anken der Anken
dative einem dem Anken den Anken
accusative einen den Anken die Anken

Etymology 2

Unclear.

Noun

Anke m (weak, genitive Anken, plural Anken)

  1. lake trout (Salmo trutta lacustris)
Declension
Declension of Anke [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Anke die Anken
genitive eines des Anken der Anken
dative einem dem Anken den Anken
accusative einen den Anken die Anken

Etymology 3

From Low German Anke.

Proper noun

Anke f (proper noun, genitive Ankes or Anke, plural Anken or (colloquial) Ankes)

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Anna, from Low German
Declension
Declension of Anke [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Anke die Anken, Ankes1
genitive einer der Ankes, Anke der Anken, Ankes1
dative einer der Anke den Anken, Ankes1
accusative eine die Anke die Anken, Ankes1

1Colloquial.

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Alemannic German Anke.

Noun

Anke m (strong, genitive Anke, no plural)

  1. (dialectal, Switzerland) butter
    Synonym: Butter
Declension
Declension of Anke [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Anke
genitive eines des Anke
dative einem dem Anke
accusative einen den Anke
Alternative forms

Further reading

German Low German

Alternative forms
  • Annke

Etymology

Anna +‎ -ke

Proper noun

Anke

  1. (Low Prussian) a diminutive of the female given name Anna
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