jäkel

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Swedish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in 1508 as dyäkel. Compare German Low German Deiker. Similar to Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk jækel.

Noun[edit]

jäkel c

  1. Euphemistic form of jävel.
    Din jäkel!
    You bastard!
    Han är en jäkel på tennis
    He's a hell of a tennis player (a devil at tennis)

Usage notes[edit]

Milder than jävel, but not inoffensive depending on usage.

Declension[edit]

Declension of jäkel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative jäkel jäkeln jäklar jäklarna
Genitive jäkels jäkelns jäklars jäklarnas

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