nyck
Swedish
Etymology
From Low German nück, nücke, from Middle Low German *nuken, from Old Saxon *hnukian, from Proto-West Germanic *hnukēn, ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *hnukāną (“to curve, be bent”). Compare Dutch nuk.
Noun
nyck c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | nyck | nycks |
| definite | nycken | nyckens | |
| plural | indefinite | nycker | nyckers |
| definite | nyckerna | nyckernas |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- modenyck
- nyckfull