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 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | käke | käken | käkar | käkarna |
Genitive | käkes | käkens | käkars | käkarnas |
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- käke in Svensk ordbok.