gelike

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German gelik, gelike, from Old Saxon gilīk. Compare Old Norse glíkr, German gleich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛˈliːkɛ/
• Rhymes: -iːkɛ

Noun

gelike c

1. (derogatory) peer, crony, associate, companion

   Synonym: kumpan

Usage notes

Mostly in plural.

Declension

Declension of gelike
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gelike	geliken	gelikar	gelikarna
Genitive	gelikes	gelikens	gelikars	gelikarnas

References

• gelike in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gelike in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gelike in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• gelike in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)