käke
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish kæke, probably borrowed from Middle Low German kêke, from Old Saxon *kioka, from Proto-West Germanic *keukā.
Cognate with Danish kiæge, Norwegian kjake, English choke, cheek (from Old English ċēoce (“jaw”)).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkäke c
- a jaw
- Synonym: (jaw of an animal, especially one with a powerful bite) käft
- a mandible (of an arthropod)
- Synonym: mandibel
Declension
editnominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | käke | käkes |
definite | käken | käkens | |
plural | indefinite | käkar | käkars |
definite | käkarna | käkarnas |