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rödhake

Swedish

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Etymology

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Either: röd +‎ hake, variant of hakel, related to English hackle. Same word found in mässhake.[1]

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röd +‎ hake, variant of haka (“chin”).[2]

Noun

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rödhake c

  1. a robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Declension

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Declension of rödhake 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rödhake rödhaken rödhakar rödhakarna
Genitive rödhakes rödhakens rödhakars rödhakarnas

References

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  1. ^ rödhake in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
  2. ^ röd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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