jycke
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Tavringer Romani jucklo, jycklo (“dog”), from Romani ʒukel. Cognate to Sanskrit जकुट (jakuṭa, “dog”).
Noun edit
jycke c
- (colloquial) dog
- Vilken söt jycke du har! ― What a cute dog you have!
Declension edit
| Declension of jycke | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | jycke | jycken | jyckar | jyckarna |
| Genitive | jyckes | jyckens | jyckars | jyckarnas |
See also edit
- hund (“dog”)
References edit
- jycke in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- Gerd Carling (2005) “jycke”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 84