Gebäck

German

Alternative forms

Geback (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German gebac, from Old High German *gibak, *gibah, from Proto-West Germanic *gabak (“something baked, pastry”), collective form of *bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką (“baked goods, baking”). Cognate with Middle Low German gebak (whence German Low German Gebäck), Dutch gebak, Old English ġebæc. More at English batch.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈbɛk/
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Noun

Gebäck n (strong, genitive Gebäckes or Gebäcks, plural Gebäcke)

(collective) pastry (food group)
Synonym: Backwerk

Declension

Declension of Gebäck [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gebäck	die	Gebäcke
genitive	eines	des	Gebäckes, Gebäcks	der	Gebäcke
dative	einem	dem	Gebäck, Gebäcke¹	den	Gebäcken
accusative	ein	das	Gebäck	die	Gebäcke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Brauchtumsgebäck
Eclair
Feingebäck
Keks
Kleingebäck
Kuchen
Plätzchen
Semmel
Teegebäck
Torte
Weihnachtsgebäck
Zopf

Further reading

“Gebäck” in Duden online
“Gebäck” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Gebäck” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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