hök

See also: hok, hoek, hők, HÖK, and HOK

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hø̄ker, from Old Norse haukr, from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, probably ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“seize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /høːk/
• Rhymes: -øːk

Noun

hök c

1. a hawk (predatory bird)
2. (politics) a hawk; proponent of aggressive politics

Declension

Declension of hök
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hök	höken	hökar	hökarna
Genitive	höks	hökens	hökars	hökarnas

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “politics”): duva

Further reading

• hök in Svensk ordbok.