Swedish edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • IPA(key): /²nʏkːɛl/
  • (file)

Noun edit

nyckel c

  1. key

Declension edit

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

Derived terms edit

See also edit

  • lås n (lock)

References edit

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

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Anagrams edit