svek

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sveːk/

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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish svik, Old Norse svik, from Proto-Germanic *swiką.

Noun

svek n

1. betrayal, treachery, treason
2. deception, deceit

Declension

Declension of svek

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	svek	sveks
	definite	sveket	svekets
plural	indefinite	svek	sveks
	definite	sveken	svekens

Related terms

• svekfull

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

svek

1. past indicative of svika

References

• svek in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• svek in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• svek in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• skev, veks