Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish nykil, lykil, from Old Norse lykill, from Proto-Germanic *lukilaz, from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną (close) + an instrumental suffix -il-. The n-sound has developed through dissimilation of l-l. Related to English lock, Swedish lock, lucka.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²nʏkːɛl/
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Noun

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nyckel c

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Declension

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Declension of nyckel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative nyckel nyckeln nycklar nycklarna
Genitive nyckels nyckelns nycklars nycklarnas

Derived terms

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See also

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  • lås n (lock)

References

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  1. ^ nyckel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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