hök

See also: hok, hoek, hők, HÖK, and HOK

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hø̄ker, from Old Norse haukr, from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, probably ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“seize”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /høːk/
  • Rhymes: -øːk

Noun

hök c

  1. a hawk (predatory bird)
    vaka över någon / något som en hök
    watch [over] someone / something like a hawk [idiomatic]
  2. (politics) a hawk (proponent of aggressive policies)

Declension

Declension of hök
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hök höks
definite höken hökens
plural indefinite hökar hökars
definite hökarna hökarnas

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “politics”): duva

References

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