nucka

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Compare Old Swedish nokkakona, nickname for a tax-avoiding woman. Likely related to Old Norse hnúka. If so, originally with reference to being "bent" due to old age.

Noun[edit]

nucka c

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) spinster, old maid
Declension[edit]
Declension of nucka 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative nucka nuckan nuckor nuckorna
Genitive nuckas nuckans nuckors nuckornas

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Finnish nukkua or nuokahtaa.

Verb[edit]

nucka (present nuckar, preterite nuckade, supine nuckat, imperative nucka)

  1. (colloquial, Finland) doze off, nod off
Usage notes[edit]

Normally with preposition till.

Conjugation[edit]

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