nacke

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish nakke, from Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (back of the head, nape, neck), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (to press, pinch, buckle, kink). Cognate with English neck.

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Noun[edit]

nacke c

  1. (anatomy) nape; the back of the neck
  2. (anatomy) the back of the head

Declension[edit]

Declension of nacke 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative nacke nacken nackar nackarna
Genitive nackes nackens nackars nackarnas

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