klack
Swedish
Noun
klack c
- a raised heel of a shoe (like on for example high-heeled shoes), referring to the part that stands on the ground up to the sole
- (sports) claque; a group of supporters (in the stands) cheering on some team or contestant; a cheering section
- Synonym: hejarklack
- a clack (sound)
- (glassblowing) a foot (an extra piece of glass) under a glass vase or a glass bowl
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | klack | klacks |
| definite | klacken | klackens | |
| plural | indefinite | klackar | klackars |
| definite | klackarna | klackarnas |
Derived terms
- högklackad (“high-heeled”)
- klackspark (“backheel”)
- slå klackarna i taket (“party, make merry”)
- stilettklack (“stiletto (heel)”)
References
- klack in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- klack in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- klack in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- klack in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)