nacke

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish nakke, from Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“to press, pinch, buckle, kink”). Cognate with English neck.

Pronunciation

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Noun

nacke c

1. (anatomy) nape; the back of the neck
2. (anatomy) the back of the head

Declension

Declension of nacke
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	nacke	nacken	nackar	nackarna
Genitive	nackes	nackens	nackars	nackarnas

Hypernyms

• kroppsdel

Compounds

• nacka
• nackgrepp
• nackgrop
• nackknut
• nackning
• nackskarv
• nackskinn
• nackskott
• nackspegel
• nackspärr, nackspärra
• nackstelhet
• nackstyv
• nackstöd
• nacksving

Related terms

• hals
• strupe

Anagrams

• acken