nacke

Swedish

nacke

Etymology

From Old Swedish nakke, from Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“to press, pinch, buckle, kink”). Cognate with English neck.

Pronunciation

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Noun

nacke c

1. (anatomy) nape (back of the neck)
2. (uncommon or regional) the back of the head

   Synonym: bakhuvud

Declension

Declension of nacke
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	nacke	nacken	nackar	nackarna
Genitive	nackes	nackens	nackars	nackarnas

Hypernyms

• kroppsdel

Compounds

• nacka
• nackgrepp
• nackgrop
• nackknut
• nackning
• nackskarv
• nackskinn
• nackskott
• nackspegel
• nackspärr, nackspärra
• nackstelhet
• nackstyv
• nackstöd
• nacksving

See also

• hals
• strupe

References

• nacke in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• nacke in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• nacke in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH

Anagrams

• acken