häck
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Swedish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from German Hecke. Cognate of Danish hæk, Dutch haag, Icelandic hekk, Old English hecg (“fence”). Doublet of hage and hägg.
Noun
[edit]häck c
- hedge
- (sports) hurdle, as used in the track and field discipline hurdling
- (sports) hurdling
- Synonym: häcklöpning
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | häck | häcks |
definite | häcken | häckens | |
plural | indefinite | häckar | häckars |
definite | häckarna | häckarnas |
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Dutch hek (“stern”)
Noun
[edit]häck c
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | häck | häcks |
definite | häcken | häckens | |
plural | indefinite | häckar | häckars |
definite | häckarna | häckarnas |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- häck in Svensk ordbok.
- häck in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)
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