shejk

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ), from شَاخَ (šāḵa, “to age, grow old”). Cognate with Norwegian sjeik, Danish sheik, Icelandic sjeik, German Scheich, Dutch sjeik, English sheik, French cheik and Spanish jeque.

Noun

shejk c

  1. sheik

Declension

Declension of shejk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite shejk shejks
definite shejken shejkens
plural indefinite shejker shejkers
definite shejkerna shejkernas

References

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