nacke
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
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Noun edit
nacke c
Declension edit
| Declension of nacke | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | nacke | nacken | nackar | nackarna |
| Genitive | nackes | nackens | nackars | nackarnas |
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Compounds edit
- nacka
- nackgrepp
- nackgrop
- nackknut
- nackning
- nackskarv
- nackskinn
- nackskott
- nackspegel
- nackspärr, nackspärra
- nackstelhet
- nackstyv
- nackstöd
- nacksving