krycka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish krykkia, from Middle Low German krucke, krocke, krücke, from Old Saxon krukka, from Proto-West Germanic *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic *krukjō (whence also English crutch), from Proto-Indo-European *grewg-.

Noun

krycka c

  1. a crutch (device to assist in motion)
    gå på kryckor
    walk / be on crutches
  2. a curved handle on a cane or umbrella; a crook

Declension

Declension of krycka
nominative genitive
singular indefinite krycka kryckas
definite kryckan kryckans
plural indefinite kryckor kryckors
definite kryckorna kryckornas

References

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