häck

See also: hack and Hack

Swedish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɛk/
  • Audio (Gotland)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Hecke, from Proto-Germanic *hagjō. Cognate of Danish hæk, Dutch haag, Icelandic hekk, Old English hecg (“fence”). Doublet of hage and hägg.

Noun

häck c

  1. hedge
  2. (sports) hurdle, as used in the track and field discipline hurdling
  3. (sports) hurdling
    Synonym: häcklöpning
Declension
Declension of häck 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative häck häcken häckar häckarna
Genitive häcks häckens häckars häckarnas
Derived terms
  • häcksax
  • häcklöpning

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch hek (“stern”), from Proto-West Germanic *hakkju, from Proto-Germanic *hagjō.

Noun

häck c

  1. (nautical) upper part of transom
  2. (slang) bum, buttock
Declension
Declension of häck 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative häck häcken häckar häckarna
Genitive häcks häckens häckars häckarnas
Derived terms

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