klyka
Swedish
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *klukjaną, from *klu- (“to ball up, conglomerate, amass”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up; lump, mass”).
Noun
klyka c
- crotch; the area where something branches; in particular a branch from a tree trunk
- the switchhook on which a telephone handset rests while not in use (at least on older telephones)
Declension
| Declension of klyka | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | klyka | klykan | klykor | klykorna |
| Genitive | klykas | klykans | klykors | klykornas |
References
- klyka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- klyka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- klyka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- klyka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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