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PRONUNCIATION OF RECKAN

reckan  [ˈrɛkən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECKAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reckan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RECKAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of reckan in the English dictionary

The definition of reckan in the dictionary is a chain, hook or bar for hanging a pot over a fire.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RECKAN


African
ˈæfrɪkən
American
əˈmɛrɪkən
beckon
ˈbɛkən
Brecon
ˈbrɛkən
broken
ˈbrəʊkən
Deccan
ˈdɛkən
Dominican
dəˈmɪnɪkən
drucken
ˈdrʌkən
hurricane
ˈhʌrɪkən
Lincoln
ˈlɪŋkən
Mexican
ˈmɛksɪkən
Mixtecan
ˈmiːˌstɛkən
overreckon
ˌəʊvəˈrɛkən
pekan
ˈpɛkən
reckon
ˈrɛkən
schnecken
ˈʃnɛkən
silicon
ˈsɪlɪkən
spoken
ˈspəʊkən
taken
ˈteɪkən
Uto-Aztecan
ˈjuːtəʊˈæztɛkən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RECKAN

recision
recitable
recital
recitalist
recitation
recitationist
recitative
recite
reciter
reck
reckless
reckless driver
reckless driving
reckless endangerment
recklessly
recklessness
Recklinghausen
reckon
reckoner
reckoning

WORDS THAT END LIKE RECKAN

Abakan
achkan
Akan
Alaskan
Arawakan
Athabaskan
Athapaskan
Balkan
barkan
Durkan
ikan
Kamchatkan
Leninakan
Millikan
Nebraskan
ryokan
Sandakan
Shotokan
Sri Lankan
Tanganyikan

Synonyms and antonyms of reckan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «reckan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RECKAN

Find out the translation of reckan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reckan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reckan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

reckan
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reckan
570 millions of speakers

English

reckan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

reckan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

reckan
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

reckan
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reckan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

reckan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

reckan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Reckan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

reckan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

reckan
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

reckan
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reckan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

reckan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

reckan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गणित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

reckan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reckan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

reckan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

reckan
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reckan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

reckan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reckan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

reckan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reckan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reckan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RECKAN»

The term «reckan» is used very little and occupies the 182.229 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RECKAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «reckan» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «reckan» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reckan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECKAN»

Discover the use of reckan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reckan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Survey of English Dialects: The Dictionary and Grammar
[Eblinz So reckan /. n the vertical BAR or CHAIN of a crane over a domestic fire V. 3.5(b). Jekm Y, jekn Y, jekan Y 2. n the HOOK or CROOK of a crane over a domestic fire V.3.5(c). Jekn L 3, n the vertical part of a crane over a domestic fire,  ...
Clive Upton, David Parry, John David Allison Widdowson, 1994
2
Survey of English dialects
University of Leeds. Dept. of English Language and Medieval English Literature Harold Orton, Eugen Dieth. Rr. A. CRANE, (RECKAN-)CROOK, JACK, RANDLE- BALK, RECKAN, SWAPE, SWAY B. CRANE, CROOK, GALLOPER, HOOK, JACK  ...
Harold Orton, Eugen Dieth, University of Leeds. Dept. of English Language and Medieval English Literature, 1963
3
Houses and Cottages of Britain
A multi-purpose room, it was normally used at least in part for cooking and contained equipment for the fire such as fire irons, andirons, shovels, tongs, spits for roasting, a beam or bar called the 'reckan' from which pots were hung over the fire ...
R. W. Brunskill, 2000
4
The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal
The Author's chief motive to this journey, was to make 2 visit to Baron Rocbctu, at Reckan, near Brandenburg} and, ac we have with pleasure given the above account of some establishments of wife Kings, we speak with similar approbation of ...
Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths, 1777
5
Early Modern Northern English Lexis: A Literary Corpus-based ...
Other pairs which call for our attention are those whose OE cognate has not survived: lake 'to play', mirk 'darkness', mirke 'dark', reckan 'a crane', sark 'a shirt', skaith 'hurt'. As such, the /k/ of sark points to ON serk-r. Similarly, the voiceless ...
Javier Ruano-García, 2010
6
The monthly review, or, literary journal
The Author's chief motive to this journey, was to make a visit to Baron Racha-w, at Reckan, near Brandenburg; and, as Vwe have with pleasure given theiabove account of some establishments of wise Kings, we speak with fimilar approbation  ...
‎1777
7
The Monthly Review
The Author's chief motive to this journey, was to make a visit to Baron Rochcw, at Reckan, near Brandenburg ; and, as we have with pleasuie given the above account of some establishments of wife Kings, we speak with similar approbation of ...
Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, 1777
8
THE MONTHLY REVIEW; OR, LITERARY JOURNAL: FROM JULY TO ...
Art. XIII. Jint. Frid, Buschings Beschreibung seiner Rei/e von Berlin uher Pet/Jam tiacb Reckan. Svo. Leipzig. 1775. Busching's Description of his Tour from Berlin, by Potsdam, to Reckan. (By a German Correspondent.) 'T*HIS Author ...
‎1777
9
Survey English Dialects
[Eblinz So reckan /. n the vertical BAR or CHAIN of a crane over a domestic fire V. 3.5(b). Jekm Y, jekn Y, jekan Y 2. n the HOOK or CROOK of a crane over a domestic fire V.3.5(c). Jekn L 3, n the vertical part of a crane over a domestic fire,  ...
Michael V. Barry, 2013
10
Vanishing Folkways
From the gallej-bauk or reckan-bauk, a bar in the chimney, an iron chain was suspended from which hung a reckan-crook (pot-hook), or a crane supporting reckan-crooks was fixed on the fire back. Alongside several of these fireplaces is a ...
‎1971

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECKAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reckan is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Steve Harmison wins first game in management - but insists …
As 1-0 coincided with word from Wearside, one wag ventured: “Thu reckan the crood at Sunderland's callin' fu Harmy for manager!” The man himself said: ... «Mirror.co.uk, Feb 15»
2
Weekend must-tries: Good, cheesy fun
Now on the menu is a tasty special from chef Bruce Reckan's bag o' tricks: a bacon-wrapped-meatloaf sandwich ($11). Just what it sounds like. The meatloaf is ... «Philly.com, Jan 14»
3
Aussies beat Irish in Dublin thriller in the second International Rules …
This series has grown so big and populer now it will be bigger than the grand final next year i reckan! Soccer is the only FOOTBALL of Melbourne Posted at 8:48 ... «Herald Sun, Oct 10»

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