Nachen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German nache (“small boat”), from Old High German nahho, from Proto-Germanic *nakwô. Cognates include Dutch aak (“barque”) and Old Norse nǫkkvi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈnaχn̩]
Rhymes: -aχn

Noun

Nachen m (genitive Nachens, plural Nachen)

(archaic, poetic, dialectal) small boat used on inland waters

Declension

Declension of Nachen

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Nachen	die	Nachen
genitive	eines	des	Nachens	der	Nachen
dative	einem	dem	Nachen	den	Nachen
accusative	einen	den	Nachen	die	Nachen

Synonyms

Kahn

Further reading

Nachen in Duden online

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