änka
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish ænkia, from Old Norse ekkja (Old East Norse ænkja), from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editänka c
- a widow (a woman whose husband has died)
Declension
editDeclension of änka | ||||
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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.
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- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms with audio pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns