FromOld Danishnakkæ, fromOld Norsehnakki, fromProto-Germanic*hnakkô, fromProto-Indo-European*knog-,*kneg-(“back of the head, nape, neck”), fromProto-Indo-European*ken-(“to press, pinch, buckle, kink”). Cognate withEnglishneck.
nakke c (singular definitenakken,plural indefinitenakker)
| common gender | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nakke | nakken | nakker | nakkerne |
| genitive | nakkes | nakkens | nakkers | nakkernes |
nakke m
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nakke | nakken | nakker | nakkär |
| accusative | nakka | nakkan | nakka | nakką |
| dative | nakka | nakkam | nakkum | nakkum(e) |
| genitive | — | — | — | — |
nakke (free pronoun,Lontara spellingᨊᨀᨙ)
| independent | absolutive | nominative | possessive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1stsg / 1stpl exclusive | nakke | -a' | ku- | -ku |
| 1stpl exclusive(archaic) | kambe | -kang | ki- | -mang |
| 1stpl inclusive / 2ndsg polite | katte | -ki' | ki- | -ta |
| 2ndsg /pl familiar | kau | -ko | nu- | -nu |
| 3rdsg /pl | ia | -i | na- | -na |
nakke m (definite singularnakken,indefinite pluralnakker,definite pluralnakkene)
nakke m (definite singularnakken,indefinite pluralnakkar,definite pluralnakkane)
FromOld Norsehnakki, fromProto-Germanic*hnakkô.
nakke m
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nakke | nakken | nakkar | nakkarnir |
| accusative | nakka | nakkan | nakka | nakkana |
| dative | nakka | nakkanom | nakkom | nakkonom |
| genitive | nakka | nakkans | nakka | nakkanna |