Heck

heck English + cattle Pronunciation en /hɛk/ en ɛk 1 Etymology 1 Proper noun A hardy breed of domestic cattle, the result of an attempt to breed back the extinct aurochs from modern aurochs-derived cattle in the 1920s and 1930s. Etymology 2 English, en nl - and south en de - surname, all from words meaning "hedge," "enclosure," "fence," from gmw-pro *haggju. Compare en Van Heck, en Hatch. Proper noun s en, possibly from German. Etymology 3 Proper noun en cpar in co/North Yorkshire cc/England previously in dist/Selby, with the villages of Great Heck and Little Heck. Parish map en hamlet council area/Dumfries and Galloway cc/Scotland OS grid ref NY0980. Derived terms en Great Heck References Anagrams en cehk chek German Etymology de :der gml:heck<ety:inh<osx:*hekki<ety:inh<gmw-pro:*hakkju>>>> From de gml heck wooden fencing, from de osx *hekki, from de gmw-pro *hakkju. The sense “back of a ship” because the position of the helmsman in the stern was enclosed by such a fence. Cognate to nl hek, en hatch. Pronunciation de /hɛk/ de De-Heck.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun n,s:es,s:e[less common] stern (of a ship) tail (of an aeroplane) back (of a car) Usage notes The more common plural is Hecks. Declension n,s:es,s:e[less common] Antonyms stern, tail de Bug m bow back of car de Front f front Related terms de Bootsheck Schiffsheck Fließheck Schrägheck Steilheck Stufenheck Heckbremse Heckfenster Heckklappe Heckleuchte Hecklicht Heckmotor Heckpropeller Heckrotor Heckscheibe Heckschraube See also de Backbord ship de Steuerbord ship Proper noun surname de Declension surname Further reading Heck_Rueckseite Heck de Luxembourgish Etymology From lb gmh hegge, from lb goh heggia, from lb gmw-pro *haggju. Cognate with de Hecke, nl heg, en hedge. Pronunciation lb /hæk/ Noun f bush, hedge Synonyms lb Ho