gäck

See also: gack and Gack

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish gæk (“jester; fool”), from Middle Low German geck. Cognate of Danish gæk, Dutch gek, German Geck. Possibly related to English geek.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʝɛk/

Noun

gäck c

mockery, scorn

Declension

Declension of gäck
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gäck	gäcken	gäckar	gäckarna
Genitive	gäcks	gäckens	gäckars	gäckarnas

Derived terms

driva gäck med

Related terms

gäcka
gäckeri
gäcksam

References

gäck in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
gäck in Svensk ordbok (SO)
gäck in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
gäck in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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