klyka
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *klukjaną, from *klu- (“to ball up, conglomerate, amass”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up; lump, mass”).
Noun
[edit]klyka c
- crotch; the area where something branches; in particular a branch from a tree trunk
- the switchhook on which a telephone handset rests while not in use (at least on older telephones)
Declension
[edit]Declension of klyka | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | klyka | klykan | klykor | klykorna |
Genitive | klykas | klykans | klykors | klykornas |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- klyka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- klyka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- klyka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- klyka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)