käke

See also: kake, kaķē, and kaķe

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kæke, probably borrowed from Middle Low German kêke, from Old Saxon *kioka, from Proto-West Germanic *keukā.

Cognate with Danish kiæge, Norwegian kjake, English choke, cheek (from Old English ċēoce (“jaw”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²ɕɛːkɛ/

Noun

käke c

  1. a jaw
    Synonym: (jaw of an animal, especially one with a powerful bite) käft
  2. a mandible (of an arthropod)
    Synonym: mandibel

Declension
Declension of käke 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative käke käken käkar käkarna
Genitive käkes käkens käkars käkarnas

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