käke
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish kæke, probably borrowed from Middle Low German kêke, from Old Saxon *kioka, from Proto-West Germanic *keukā.
Cognate with Danish kiæge, Norwegian kjake, English choke, cheek (from Old English ċēoce (“jaw”)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
käke c
- a jaw
- Synonym: (jaw of an animal, especially one with a powerful bite) käft
- a mandible (of an arthropod)
- Synonym: mandibel
Declension[edit]
| Declension of käke | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | käke | käken | käkar | käkarna |
| Genitive | käkes | käkens | käkars | käkarnas |
Derived terms[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- käke in Svensk ordbok.