änka
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish ænkia, from Old Norse ekkja (Old East Norse ænkja), from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
änka c
- a widow (a woman whose husband has died)
Declension edit
| Declension of änka | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | änka | änkan | änkor | änkorna |
| Genitive | änkas | änkans | änkors | änkornas |
Related terms edit
- änkepension
- änkling
- gräsänka (“grass widow”)
Further reading edit
- änka in Svensk ordbok.