hundkäx

Swedish

Alternative forms

• hundkex

Etymology

hund +‎ käx. Old Swedish hunda käxe, where käx is related to English kex (“dried stem”), keg (“a container”) and Swedish kagge (“keg”).

The second sense is based on Swedish kex (“biscuit, cake”) and was first used in 1904.

Noun

hundkäx c or n

1. cow parsley (plant) c,n

   Synonym: (Anthriscus sylvestris) hundloka

2. dog biscuit, dry dog food n

   Synonym: hundbröd

Declension

Declension of hundkäx 1

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hundkäx	hundkäx
	definite	hundkäxen	hundkäxens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of hundkäx

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hundkäx	hundkäx
	definite	hundkäxet	hundkäxets
plural	indefinite	hundkäx	hundkäx
	definite	hundkäxen	hundkäxens

References

• hundkäx in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hundkäx in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hundkäx in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Hundkäx in Carl Lindman, Bilder ur Nordens flora (2nd ed., 1917–1926)