änka

See also: anka, Anka, and -anka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ænkia, from Old Norse ekkja (Old East Norse ænkja), from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

änka c

1. a widow (a woman whose husband has died)

Declension

Declension of änka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	änka	änkas
	definite	änkan	änkans
plural	indefinite	änkor	änkors
	definite	änkorna	änkornas

Related terms

• änkepension
• änkling
• gräsänka (“grass widow”)

Further reading

• änka in Svensk ordbok.