nyckel

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish nykil, lykil, from Old Norse lykill, from Proto-Germanic *lukilaz, from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną (“close”) + an instrumental suffix -il-. The n-sound has developed through dissimilation of l-l. Related to English lock, Swedish lock, lucka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnʏkˌɛl/

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Noun

nyckel c

1. key

Declension

Declension of nyckel
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	nyckel	nyckeln	nycklar	nycklarna
Genitive	nyckels	nyckelns	nycklars	nycklarnas

See also

• lås n

Anagrams

• cykeln