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