shejk

Swedish

Alternative forms

• schejk

Etymology

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ), from شَاخَ (šāḵa, “to age, grow old”). Cognate with Norwegian sjeik, Danish sheik, Icelandic sjeik, German Scheich, Dutch sjeik, English sheik, French cheik and Spanish jeque.

Noun

shejk c

1. sheik

Declension

Declension of shejk
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	shejk	shejken	shejker	shejkerna
Genitive	shejks	shejkens	shejkers	shejkernas

References

• shejk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)